When worlds literally collide: Earth may still contain remnants of the ancient planet Theia

When worlds literally collide: Earth may still contain remnants of the ancient planet Theia

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Our solar system was a violent place 4.5 billion years ago. As planetesimals were forming out of a disk of gas and dust surrounding our sun, they began to collide. This process led to the formation of the larger protoplanets that would become our solar system. During this chaotic period in our…

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