Giant planet 'destabilization' may have coincided with the birth of Earth's moon
By A Mystery Man Writer
Last updated 14 Jun 2024
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New meteorite data suggest the orbits of the giant planets abruptly changed about 60 million to 100 million years after the solar system started forming.
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The Moon-forming impact and late accretion on the rocky planets
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The moon formed when Earth collided with a protoplanet •
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Wobbly planets could reveal Earth-like moons
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Rings of Saturn - Wikipedia
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A basketball-sized rock hit the moon during January's lunar eclipse
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Asteroids could have delivered water to the early Earth
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2 Tour of the Solar System: A Transformative Decade of Exploration
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How a vaporized Earth might have cooked up the moon
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The ice of a distant moon
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