The Origin of the Moon

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published by the Planetary Science Institute

This website by Gregg Herres and William K.Hartmann outlines the leading hypothesis of the origin of the moon as caused by a massive impact of a comet with the early earth. It reviews the alternative hypothesises and explains their weaknesses. References to the scientific literature are provided.

https://www.psi.edu/epo/moon/moon.html

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Astronomy - Exoplanets = Planet Formation - Solar System = Mars	- Lower Undergraduate	- Reference Material

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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: Does not have a copyright, license, or other use restriction.
Courtesy of:: Gregg Herres and William K. Hartmann
Keywords:: earth, formation, impact, moon, natural satellites, orgin of moon, theory
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created December 2, 2003 by Patricia Monahan
Record Updated:: June 18, 2011 by Lyle Barbato

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