Ghost Craters on the Moon Give Strong Evidence for Creation
by Owen Borville
March 4, 2019
Astronomy
The existence of ghost craters on the moon and other planets are strong evidence of a young timeline for the solar system within the creationist model. While the lighter colored regions of the lunar surface signify higher elevation areas composed of granite-like rock, the darker-colored sections represent basaltic plains formed by volcanic eruptions (known as lunar maria or mare for singular). Ghost craters are impact craters found on the moon that have been partially or mostly filled with lava so that only the outer rim of the crater is seen. Creationists believe that these meteor impact craters occurred in a large quantity within a short time period, giving evidence of the youth of the moon within the creationist time frame. The majority of the craters on the moon are on one side, the side that always faces the earth or the "near side." In addition, more craters are located in the northern section of the near side than the southern section. The moon rotates completely about once a month, therefore the fact that the craters are not uniformly distributed across the moon and concentrated on one side and one section indicates that the impacts occurred very quickly and not over 500 million years as the evolutionists claim. Creationists have also postulated that these meteor impacts that hit the moon also hit the earth (or came from the earth, as proposed by Dr. Walt Brown) during the creation week or during the Flood initiation of the springs of the deep. Creationists also note that the few craters found in the maria compared to the highlands indicate a period of greater impact bombardment followed by much fewer bombardments after the maria volcanic flow (1). Therefore, the moon was not bombarded by a gradual rate of impacts over millions of years but over a short period of catastrophic events within the creationist time frame of 6,000 years.
(1) Faulkner, D. R. Ghost Craters-Evidence of a Young Moon. Answers Magazine. 1.1.2012.
by Owen Borville
March 4, 2019
Astronomy
The existence of ghost craters on the moon and other planets are strong evidence of a young timeline for the solar system within the creationist model. While the lighter colored regions of the lunar surface signify higher elevation areas composed of granite-like rock, the darker-colored sections represent basaltic plains formed by volcanic eruptions (known as lunar maria or mare for singular). Ghost craters are impact craters found on the moon that have been partially or mostly filled with lava so that only the outer rim of the crater is seen. Creationists believe that these meteor impact craters occurred in a large quantity within a short time period, giving evidence of the youth of the moon within the creationist time frame. The majority of the craters on the moon are on one side, the side that always faces the earth or the "near side." In addition, more craters are located in the northern section of the near side than the southern section. The moon rotates completely about once a month, therefore the fact that the craters are not uniformly distributed across the moon and concentrated on one side and one section indicates that the impacts occurred very quickly and not over 500 million years as the evolutionists claim. Creationists have also postulated that these meteor impacts that hit the moon also hit the earth (or came from the earth, as proposed by Dr. Walt Brown) during the creation week or during the Flood initiation of the springs of the deep. Creationists also note that the few craters found in the maria compared to the highlands indicate a period of greater impact bombardment followed by much fewer bombardments after the maria volcanic flow (1). Therefore, the moon was not bombarded by a gradual rate of impacts over millions of years but over a short period of catastrophic events within the creationist time frame of 6,000 years.
(1) Faulkner, D. R. Ghost Craters-Evidence of a Young Moon. Answers Magazine. 1.1.2012.
