37. How many mountains are there on the Moon? (A K2S Question)

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The number of mountains on the Moon is unknown, but due to the lack of air and water the mountain ranges on the Moon are very, very old— four or four and a half billion years old—far older than any mountains on Earth.


Answer provided by Thomas Matula, Ph.D. & Kenneth J. Murphy


Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer