The Collision that Formed the Moon

Published: 01 September 2023
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How did Earth get its moon? The answer is through a collision with a Mars-sized planet when it was just fifty million years old, known as the Theia Impact. This collision ravaged the two worlds, with the resulting debris collecting into Earth’s only natural satellite, Luna, a.k.a. the Moon.

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