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billion years ago some planet at size of mars crash into earth then the dust and the rocks left over from the from the crashed planet crates the moon
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Difference of lunar rocks and earth rocks?
Lunar rocks are those forming the Moon - as the word 'lunar' says. Earth rocks are formed on Earth - but the rock forming the Moon is also a constituent of the Earth.
What happened to the Earth as a result of the Moon-forming collision?
A small mini-planet, about the size of Mars, slammed into the Earth. This was when the earth was completely molten, so it knocked some of the lava off the Earth to form a ring around it. Over time that ring crashed together to form the moon.
Why are craters on the moon but not on the earth?
Metorites have crashed onto the moon which has not happened to the earth. Although the earth has been struck it has not happened enough to be noticable.
How was the moon possibly formed?
The most probable cause was a collision between the earth and a large asteroid, part of the earth being broken off and forming the moon.
Whats Moon's role in forming night on earth?
Well the moon doesn't actully form night on earth. It's the rotation of earth on it's axis that makes day and night.
What happened when Apollo thirteen wentbehind the moon?
As they were behind the moon, they lost contact with earth.
What effect did asteroids hitting the earth have?
All the way from forming the moon to pretty lights in the sky.
What was the source of molten rock on the newly formed moon?
Probably Earth. It is assumed that in the very early life of the Earth it was hit by an object the size of Mars, resulting in matter ejected from the Earth, forming the Moon.
How was the moon really formed?
The moon formed when a Mars-sized planet collided with Earth when the solar system was still forming, ejecting a portion of Earth into orbit. That rocky debris came together to form the moon.
How are earth and it's moon alike?
Some Scientist believe that an asteroid struck the earth will it was first forming in its molting lava stat causing some of it to split off and form the Moon. The Moon has the same rock and make of as the Earth, but with out the atmosphere or water.
Why does the orbit earth as opposed to the sun?
Assuming you meant 'Why does the moon orbit earth as opposed to the sun?'The moon is still quite mysterious to us and there are multiple possible theories out there regarding its creation. But the moon is a natrual satellite of the earth, same as the moons of the other planets in our solar system. The currently accepted theory of how the moon came to be is that another planet, similar to Mars, collided with Earth in the early solar system, resulting in debris and rocks forming in orbit around our planet, later forming into the shpere that is our natrual satellite. As the moon was formed around Earth and pulled into our orbit, it stayed there, as Earth's gravitational pull is stronger than than that of the moon.
What are the 3 main types of landforms on the moon?
......the moon is a peice of the earth that was for gotten whne the earth was forming the only landform is a crater cause from meteors comets and asetroids the cartare isnt even a landform
