Moon May Have Formed in a Nuclear Explosion, Scientists Say
SOURCE: DIGG • 2010-01-29
TOPICS:
Astronomy • Planetary Science • Moons • Impact • Earth • Tunguska Event • Impact Event • Disaster_accident • Environment • Technology_internet
[136 diggs @ Space] (PhysOrg.com) -- A new theory suggests the Moon was formed after a natural nuclear explosion in the Earth's mantle rather than after the impact of a massive object with the Earth, as previously thought.
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