Submitted by Stoghra t3_z72zob in explainlikeimfive
swordgeek t1_iy4ewfh wrote
In short: Atmosphere.
A lot of meteors that come in contact with earth burn up in the atmosphere, and don't make an impact.
Furthermore, there are a lot of impact craters that have been worn down by weather, covered over by plant growth, and so forth - again, essentially due to the fact that we have an atmosphere.
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