TITLE:
Formation of Craters
AUTHORS:
Mark Linick
KEYWORDS:
Craters, Mares, Liquid, Impacts, Boiling
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of High Energy Physics, Gravitation and Cosmology,
Vol.12 No.2,
March
25,
2026
ABSTRACT: The origin of craters is one of the final arguments in a series explaining solar system formation. Moons begin in a molten state when placed in orbit. Then craters form from boiling and mares form from an external heat source (Earth), keeping the surface liquid longer.