Why is the moons surface much more heavily cratered than earths surface?

Answer 1

A Biblical answer from Genesis 1 would be that in the beginning the Earth was covered with water. During creation week this water was separated into areas on the Earth and above the Earth. Like seas/lakes below and a "giant peel" of water above somewhere in the stratosphere.

Any Meteors impacting the earth at first would fall in water, later go through the "peel of water".

So only after the Flood Meteors that survived the Atmosphere would hit the Earth and leave a crater, hence less craters on Earth.

Answer 2

The Moon's surface is much more heavily cratered than Earth's surface because the Moon lacks atmosphere and active geological processes like tectonic plate movements and weathering, which can erase or fill in craters on Earth. As a result, craters on the Moon remain preserved for longer periods of time. Additionally, the Moon's smaller size means it has less gravitational pull to deflect or break apart incoming asteroids or meteoroids, leading to more impacts on its surface.