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Examine the shape of the horizon at the Apollo 17 landing site. What processes shape mountains on Earth that have not affected mountains on the Moon?
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1 of 2On Earth, mountains are formed by two different processes. Most mountains, and mountain ranges, are formed by : the plates that make up the surface of the Earth bump into each other, causing mountains to rise up. Other mountains on Earth are caused by : hot magma welling up from the depths of the Earth to deposit itself on the surface as volcanoes.
The moon has neither tectonic plates nor volcanic action. Virtually all of its mountains are the result of . Early in the moon’s history, there were many gigantic asteroids in the solar system.
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