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How Did the Moon Really Form?
Dan is a deputy news editor for Science.
Email DanielBy Daniel Clery Thursday, June 5, 2014 – 3:45pm
Planetary scientists have long believed that our moon formed following a collision between Earth and another planet, but studies of Earth and moon rocks suggest otherwise. A new analysis of the composition of moon rocks brought back by Apollo astronauts may help finally resolve the mystery.
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