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Scientists have pinned down the birth date of the moon to within 100 million years of the birth of the solar system — the best timeline yet for the evolution of our planet's natural satellite.
This new discovery about the origin of the moon may help solve a mystery about why the moon and the Earth appear virtually identical in makeup, investigators added.
AzureSky
There are myths from some native tribes that describe a sky with no moon,
Interesting thought that maybe its not as natural as we think.
But i think it could have been a passing body that eventually got locked into our orbit.
wmd_2008
AzureSky
There are myths from some native tribes that describe a sky with no moon,
Interesting thought that maybe its not as natural as we think.
But i think it could have been a passing body that eventually got locked into our orbit.
Another conspiracy MYTH!!!! show one link for that ,one that can be proved.
When was the moon put up there? ....It’s a question a child would ask but nobody on this planet can answer it.
eriktheawful
reply to post by Xcathdra
the make up of the moon matches too closely to the make up of the Earth.
Hoaxster
eriktheawful
reply to post by Xcathdra
the make up of the moon matches too closely to the make up of the Earth.
Is this only based on the moon rock samples taken during the apollo missions ,,what other data is there to confirm this?
AzureSky
There are myths from some native tribes that describe a sky with no moon,
Interesting thought that maybe its not as natural as we think.
But i think it could have been a passing body that eventually got locked into our orbit.
eriktheawful
reply to post by Xcathdra
There are many problems with the moon originating else where in our solar system, or beyond, and being captured by the Earth.
The two major problems with those theories is: the make up of the moon matches too closely to the make up of the Earth.
Capture by the Earth, that produces the orbit the moon has, including the fact it's receeding from us at 3.8 centimeters per year, problematic in any model that tries to make that happen.
You can try to do it yourself with a program like Universal Sandbox. Use the editor and try setting up where the moon tries to pass by the Earth or get close enough for capture. It never quite works out correctly (eg, it doesn't get captured, or swings to far in, or produces an orbit that is not like what the moon has at all).