• Question: Does gravity affect quakes in moon?

    Asked by Nelson to Connor on 21 Jun 2015.
    • Photo: Connor Macrae

      Connor Macrae answered on 21 Jun 2015:

      There are no quakes on the moon as there is no core activity (and so no tectonic plates) like on the Earth. The surface is also hard rock so quakes like those seen on the Sun cannot occur.

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