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Earth's moon hypothetically was a portion of earth when it was hit by an asteroid how was this possible?
Updated: 8/18/2019
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if a meteor hit earth and a piece of earth (the moon) chipped off. earths gravitational pull could be sufficient to make the moon orbit around the earth.
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