Moon's Birth May Have Vaporized Most of Earth, Study Shows

Tuesday, September 13, 2016 - 07:01 in Astronomy & Space

The formation of the moon may have occurred when a massive body collided with Earth and vaporized a significant portion of the planet. A new study lends support to this high-energy impact theory.

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