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    • Title Moon formation after Earth impact?
    • Released 29/08/2006 3:35 pm
    • Copyright ESA - AOES Medialab
    • Description

      This animation provides the possible scenario of the Moon formation following the impact of Earth with a gigantic asteroid 4500 million years ago, during the formation of the Solar System.


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