Thread: What causes Hexagonal Craters?

Originally Posted by Kushna Mufeed

Yeah, I don't see them either.

Plus, eroded craters? I'm pretty sure there's no atmosphere on the moon to erode them.

The older craters seem to be more level, with less impact ridges. Whatever causes it, that's the general definition of geological erosion in that scenario. Sheesh!

You people must be half blind. Some craters are perfectly round, others ringed by straight lines. You're not even trying to find them.

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Originally Posted by Xaqaria

The shape of snowflakes depends on the shape of water molecules and the way they fit together. Crystallization is a process of patterns building off of each other from the very small on up. Although I don't know that a similar process happens with craters, I do know that when a meteor collides with the moon or the Earth, or any much larger body, the force of the impact melts the area where it hits, and so it could cause a crystallization of the minerals as they cool and re-solidify.

That determines it's specific fractal shape, but it's general shape is always 6 sided in a perfect hexagon.