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Puzzle of Moon's Origin Resolved


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How Moon formed

It now seems more probable that a collision between two planets of similar composition led to the formation of the Moon.

Credit: Hagai Perets

A nagging problem at the heart of the leading theory of how the Moon formed seems to have been explained away.

From Nature
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