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Creation of the Moon

Author:      alan w davis
The formation of the Moon has always been puzzling.  What is the most
current, most widely accepted of the theories on how the Moon was created?  
1-Capture Hypothesis  2-Fission Hypothesis  3-Double Planet Hypothesis 
4-Giant Impact Hypothesis?

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Author:      rcwinther

According to an article in the July 1994 issue of Scientific American, the
currently most-widely accepted hypothesis is the Giant Impact hypothesis. 
This article says that the Moon was formed as the result of the collision
of a Mars-sized object with the Earth.

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