Explaining The Universe on Instagram: "Meteorites strike the Moon frequently because it has no atmosphere to protect it. Unlike Earth, where most space debris burns up as shooting stars, every rock or dust particle that hits the Moon reaches its surface. Tiny dust-sized impacts happen constantly, while pebble-sized meteorites strike hundreds of times each day. Larger rocks about a meter wide hit roughly every few weeks, and massive impacts that form noticeable craters occur only once every few m