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Origin of the Moon

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The Moon is in our sky.

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Long ago, something hit the Earth. It was a big rock. This hit sent bits into space. The bits joined to make the Moon.
NASA supercomputer simulation on how the Moon formed.webm
NASA supercomputer simulation on how the Moon formed.webm
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Lunar Sample 61016 - Big Muley.jpg
NASA supercomputer simulation on how the...
File:Earth-moon-to-scale.svg
Earth-moon-to-scale.svg
File:Lunar Thorium concentrations.jpg
Lunar Thorium concentrations.jpg
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