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Yes, that is how Earth's formed, it hit a large protoplanet called Theia.
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Why are there rings around Jupiter?
Rings around a planet are caused by a collision. This collision could occur from a moon crashing into a moon, a moon crashing into the planet, an asteroid crashing into a moon or an asteroid crashing into the planet. The resulting debris from the collision gets trapped in the planetary orbit, and hence, creates a ring system.
Will a planet survive on the moon why or why not?
A planet is too large to sit on a moon.
Why do scientists believe that earth's rocks and the Moon's rocks are similar?
It is believed that the moon was created by a collision between proto-Earth and a Mars-sized planet. The moon was formed from accreted Earth collision material.
Which planet has a moon called Tran?
The fictional planet Tralfamadore is the moon of a large planet called Tran.
Which moon is large as the planet?
None in our solar system. The Earth's Moon is the largest moon with respect to its planet.
How is earths moon different from the Moon's of other planets?
In size and mass it is enormous compared to it's parent planet - The Earth.
Is sea of serenity is a large lake on the planet mars?
No. The "Sea of Serenty," officially called Mare Serenitatis, is a dark region on the moon that marks the site of an ancient and enormous impact event.
What is the collision ring?
the collision ring theory is a theory about how the moon formed. It says that a planet sized objoct hit earth while it was still young and exploded on inpact. Then the debris formed the moon as the magma cooled.
Why is earth's moon unusual?
Earth's moon is unusually large in proportion to its planet.
What is the most excepted theories for the origin of the moon?
Most researchers are comfortable with the idea that an enormous collision during the formative years of the solar system (roughly 4 billion years ago) "knocked off" a chunk of the very young earth (approximately one-seventh of the total mass of the planet), which subsequently became the moon.
What is the collision ring theory?
the collision ring theory is a theory about how the moon formed. It says that a planet sized objoct hit earth while it was still young and exploded on inpact. Then the debris formed the moon as the magma cooled.
What is the collision-ring theory?
the collision ring theory is a theory about how the moon formed. It says that a planet sized objoct hit earth while it was still young and exploded on inpact. Then the debris formed the moon as the magma cooled.
