Giant Impactor Theory

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4390. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Solar System, Solar System Models And Concepts

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The theory, also known as the big splash theory, that a planetoid about the size of Mars collided with the newly formed Earth, and ejecta from the collision accreted in orbit around the Earth to form the Moon. Support for the theory comes from the very close correspondence of oxygen isotope ratios in lunar and terrestrial material, and the similar mineralogies of the two bodies. In addition, the t...

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