RE: Evidence of how our Moon formed... found?
July 5, 2014 at 3:42 pm
(This post was last modified: July 5, 2014 at 3:42 pm by AstroNerd.)
That is true, the Moon was formed from an Impact sustained by the Earth.
Our moon is very unique because it is large compared to the size of our planet.
the fact that the Moon was formed from an impact from an impacting event explains a few things.
1. the Earth's density, the Earth is denser than it should be. Has a larger metal core than is should have, this is because it is theorized that the Earth has a combined metal core from the object that impacted it.
2. the moon has almost no metals. Most of the metal was captured by the Earth. The moon is less dense than it should be for its place in the solar system.
Known as Catastrophic Theory: about 4 1/2 billion years ago an object the size of of Mars smashed into the Earth, as a glancing blow creating the Moon from the ejecting material.
Our moon is very unique because it is large compared to the size of our planet.
the fact that the Moon was formed from an impact from an impacting event explains a few things.
1. the Earth's density, the Earth is denser than it should be. Has a larger metal core than is should have, this is because it is theorized that the Earth has a combined metal core from the object that impacted it.
2. the moon has almost no metals. Most of the metal was captured by the Earth. The moon is less dense than it should be for its place in the solar system.
Known as Catastrophic Theory: about 4 1/2 billion years ago an object the size of of Mars smashed into the Earth, as a glancing blow creating the Moon from the ejecting material.
Whatever unseen, no matter how improbable, must be the cause.
