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Many scientists think that the moon was originated when a large meteor hit the Earth, knocking a chunk off of it. The chunk most likely came from somewhere within the current Pacific Ocean. For more information, go to the following site.

http://starchild.gsfc.NASA.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question38.html

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