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What’s the Moon Made Of? Earth, Most Likely.
Thursday, April 12, 2012 5:31
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An impact between a Mars-sized protoplanet and early Earth is the most widely-accepted origin of the Moon. (NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Recent research on lunar samples has shown that the Moon may be made of more Earth than green cheese — if by “green cheese” you mean the protoplanet impactor that was instrumental in its creation.
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Post tags: Earth, impact, Moon, Nature, origin of the Moon, Theia, titanium, University of Chicago
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