Violent, Vaporizing Impact May Explain Moon's Mysterious Tilt

Monday, October 31, 2016 - 13:01 in Astronomy & Space

The mysterious tilt of the moon's orbit might come from an angled, giant impact that vaporized most of the early Earth, creating the moon in the process, a new study finds.

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