How the Moon Formed: Violent Cosmic Crash Theory Gets Double Boost

Wednesday, April 8, 2015 - 12:30 in Astronomy & Space

The formation of the moon has long remained a mystery, but new studies support the theory that the moon was formed from debris left from a collision between the newborn Earth and a Mars-size rock, with a veneer of meteorites coating both afterward.

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