Giant impact could have formed the Moon more rapidly, scientists reveal in new simulations

Giant impact could have formed the Moon more rapidly, scientists reveal in new simulations

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Durham UK (SPX) Oct 06, 2022

Scientists from Durham University's Institute for Computational Cosmology used the most detailed supercomputer simulations yet to reveal an alternative explanation for the Moon's origin, with a giant impact immediately placing a Moon-like body into orbit around Earth. The researchers simulated hundreds of different impacts, varying the angle and speed of the collision as well as the masses

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