How Did the Moon Come to Be?
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Scientists have several theories for how Earth's Moon formed.
Samples from the Apollo mission support an intriguing new theory for how the Moon formed called the “Giant Impact Hypothesis”
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How Did the Moon Come to Be?
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Samples from the Apollo mission support an intriguing new theory for how the Moon formed called the “Giant Impact Hypothesis”
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Scientists Launch Rocket into the Moon to Find Water
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Clip: S46 Ep11 | 4m 35s | Researchers hope to observe lunar material ejected from an impact. (4m 35s)
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