Why does the moon have so many craters when Earth doesn’t have, even though Earth’s gravity is stronger and it should be the one attracting the comets?

Question

Why does the moon have so many craters when Earth doesn’t have, even though Earth’s gravity is stronger and it should be the one attracting the comets?

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Answer 1

Earth has an atmosphere, and the atmosphere burns away most of the meteorites before they hit the ground, reducing the number that hit the ground. They’re not comets though, comets are not meteorites, they almost never actually strike a planet/satellite.