St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day For May 1

St. Louis MO

02 May, 2022

8:20 AM

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Press release from St. Louis Science Center: May 1, 2022 The surfaces of Mercury and the Moon are covered with impact craters. This is primarily because neither of these bodies have a substantial atmosphere, which means meteors hurtling toward them frequently impact the surface instead of burning up. Earth however is protected from many smaller impacts by our atmosphere. When a meteor enters the atmosphere, they burn up and create what we call "shooting stars". This press release was produced by St. Louis Science Center. The views expressed here are the author's own.