does any one know why the moon is round with holes in it?

Answer 1

It's round because it has enough gravity to make it round, the force of gravity crushing away irregularities until a round shape is achieved. There's actually a limit in astronomy, anything with more mass then a certain amount will as a rule be round.

As for the holes, I assume you mean the craters. They are there because we're basically living in a shooting gallery of asteriods, comets, and meteors. On the moon there are no erosive forces so when one hits it the impact crater remains.

Answer 2

Me and my boyfriend are arguing over whether or not the Moon is round (circular like Earth). I say it is and he says it's not.
What is the diameter of the Moon in Kilometers? By how much is the Earth heavier than the Moon? How far is the Moon from the Earth? How old is the Moon?

What is the internal structure of the Moon?

I was just wondering, is there anyone actually 'buried' on the Moon? I believe I once heard of 3 people who died, but I can't seem to find any articles to prove this to be true.
Well, the Moon is round! So, you win this time! Really big objects like the Moon pull themselves into a sphere (like a ball). Small objects don't do this. So, your computer, your dog and even asteroids aren't big enough to pull their material into a ball.
The diameter of the Moon is 3,474 kilometers. The Earth's mass is 5.98 x 10^24 kilograms while the Moon's mass is 7.35 x 10^22 kilograms. That means the Earth weighs 5.90 x 10^24 more kilograms than the Moon. That means the Earth is just bigger all around! The Moon's average distance from the Earth is 384,467 kilometers. Like the rest of the solar system, the Moon is about 4 billion years old!

Scientists still don't know for sure what the inside of the Moon is like. The Moon does have a top crust which is rocky. Then comes the mantle which is also made of rock. Then there is a part that is partially molten. In the very middle of the Moon, there could be a small iron core.

No one is buried on the Moon. All of the astronauts who have visited the Moon have returned to Earth! There was a tragedy associated with the Apollo program that you might be thinking of...in 1967, three astronauts were killed because their module caught fire. They were still on the ground practicing for Apollo 1, which would have led the way to the Moon.

Answer 3

I think all objects that spin in space eventually, over long periods of time, like the Earth and Moon, become round, if they weren't when they were first born. It's kinda like getting some Silly Puddy, and rolling it between your hands, and it becomes a nicely rounded ball after you have done it long enough.

Answer 4

Round is the natural shape of things as they spin and revolve around an axis. I presume the pull of gavity from other solar bodies also contributes to this shape. The holes are created from the bombardments suffered from falling meteorites and other heavenly debris.