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Study Reveals Moon's Earth Origins and Water Sources

3/22/2025

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A groundbreaking study uncovers that the Moon is largely made up of material from early Earth, bolstering the theory of its formation from debris following a colossal collision with a Mars-sized protoplanet named Theia. Additionally, it hints that Earth's water may have come from asteroid impacts, particularly enstatite chondrites, after the Moon took shape.

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A groundbreaking study uncovers that the Moon is largely made up of material from early Earth, bolstering the theory of its formation from debris following a colossal collision with a Mars-sized protoplanet named Theia. Additionally, it hints that Earth's water may have come from asteroid impacts, particularly enstatite chondrites, after the Moon took shape.