What are those holes on the moon? They are craters caused by meteorites. There are about 385,000 craters on the moon. When a meteorite hits the moon it fills in other craters on the moon because all the dust goes into the other craters. More craters occur on the moon than the earth because there is no atmosphere on the moon. I guess you could kind of think as the moon protecting us from meteorites. Craters make pictures on the moon. Some think they looks like Swiss cheese, others see a bunny on the moon, while the most common is the man on the moon. Moon craters have names like Tycho Mare Frigoris and Copernicus.
Dusty Fact: Neil Armstrong once saw a crater bigger than Canada!