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The formation of the moon

The collision between Thea and Earth. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Strange lumps in the depths of the Earth's mantle are remnants of the planet from the collision that also created the moon

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The new research from Calcutta suggests that remnants of that ancient planet known as Theia are still inside the Earth and explain the origin of the "lumps" near the core-mantle boundary. Other remnants of it coalesced to form the moon
Astronaut Buzz Audlerin sets up a seismological experiment in the Pacific Ocean, as part of the Apollo 11 mission, June 20, 1969. Photo: NASA

How did the moon get to where it is today?

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Simulating the collision of a body the size of the moon with a planet the size of the earth. Image: NASA

Falling Moons: When Ancient Earth Met Its Makers

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Illustration: Olga Prilipko Huber / Brown University.

New research has revealed that the depths of the moon are rich in water

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A NASA simulation depicting the "Giant Collision Hypothesis", whose correctness is challenged by the new study by Israeli scientists.

Israeli research: the moon was formed as a result of several collisions with celestial bodies, not as a result of a single collision

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The moon and the earth. The moon resembles both Tia and the earth

birth of the moon

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An artistic depiction of the collision between 'Tia' and the Earth, which led to the formation of the Moon. Source: Hagai Peretz. In creating the image, images from the European and American space organizations (ESA, NASA) were used.

Imaging proved: the moon was formed from material that was blown off the earth when a large body collided with it

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Four visualizations from a computer simulation showing the collision between the moon and a smaller companion moon. The simulation shows that most of the contents of the small moon come together and become a pancake-like layer that currently constitutes the mountainous area on one side of the moon - the side far from Earth. Illustration: M. Jutzi and E. Asphaug, Nature.

A second moon orbited the Earth billions of years ago

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