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Where Did the Moon Come From?
Introduction
Coaccretion: Moon and Earth Form Together
Fission of Earth Creates the Moon
Capture: Earth Ensnares the Passing Moon in Its Orbit
Remnants of a Shattered Theia Coalesce into the Moon
Theiaās Impact Produces a āSynestiaā
A Collision of Two Like Bodies
Multiple Extraterrestrial Impact Hypothesis
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Where Did the Moon Come From?: Media
Scientists still arenāt sure what made the Moon. Here are their best guesses.
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The planet Earth and the Moon.
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Phases of the Moon.
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