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The origin of the Moon was long a mystery. Most scientists now accept the giant impact | The origin of the Moon was long a mystery. Most scientists now accept the giant impact | ||
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same time from the same region of the solar nebula. However, this sister planet or double planet theory could not | same time from the same region of the solar nebula. However, this sister planet or double planet theory could not | ||
explain why, if the two worlds formed of the same material, the Earth has a massive iron core and a density of | explain why, if the two worlds formed of the same material, the Earth has a massive iron core and a density of | ||
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[http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo/mission_end.html Galileo mission overview]<br> | [http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo/mission_end.html Galileo mission overview]<br> | ||
[http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/outreach/origin/ The Origin of the Moon]</p> | [http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/outreach/origin/ The Origin of the Moon]</p> | ||
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[mailto:tychocrater@yahoo.com Charles A. Wood]</p> | [mailto:tychocrater@yahoo.com Charles A. Wood]</p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:14, 7 February 2015
Double Planet
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Double Planet The origin of the Moon was long a mystery. Most scientists now accept the giant impact model but one of the earlier ideas was that the Earth and Moon formed at the same time from the same region of the solar nebula. However, this sister planet or double planet theory could not explain why, if the two worlds formed of the same material, the Earth has a massive iron core and a density of 5.5 g/cc while the Moon has only a small amount of iron and a resulting density of only 3.3 g/cc. The double planet theory is dead, but the Earth-Moon system does look like a double planet because the Moon is relatively large compared to the Earth: their diameters are 3,476 km and 12,756 km. And like a contrasting double star pair, the colors of our two worlds are strikingly different - we must be one of the most wonderful sights in the solar system! Technical Details: Related Links: Yesterday's LPOD: Fold a Moon Tomorrow's LPOD: Magnificent Moon! |
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