Eli5, why does earth have way less craters then almost any other planet in our solar system?

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Eli5, why does earth have way less craters then almost any other planet in our solar system?

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Erosion and plate tectonics are both systems that slowly erase craters over time.

Earth has very very very active erosion processes and plate tectonics compared to the other crater-filled rocky planets and moons we see in our solar system.

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