Although we often take it for granted, do you really know where the moon came from or about its origins? This video examines the subject:
What events created the distinctive pattern of light and dark on its surface? To find out, we have sent satellites out to crash onto its surface, astronauts to comb its craters and hillsides and collect rocks, and high-tech spacecraft to map its nooks and crannies.
A half-century of study has brought us closer to the answers. Many scientists now believe that the moon was born in a monumental collision between Earth and a Mars-sized body early in the history of the solar system, some 4.5 billion years ago.
From the remains of the impact, a giant ball of magma coalesced in Earth orbit. Gravity sculpted this hot mass into a sphere. In time, its surface cooled, forming a hard crust with magma just underneath.
Let’s find out more and watch a simulation video of the moon on page 2
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Zachary Eure
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I want to say this. If our moon was made from a collision, then where did all the other planets moons come from? This theory of the impact is so called proven by our wobble, yet other planets also wobble just like us. Well some more then other but still they wobble. I believe that the moon was just a large object that was in perfect orbit around earth. This object collected matter just like earth did. Just like the other planets and their moons did. We are all made the same way. There was no large impact.