Supercomputer simulation shows how the Moon may have formed

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Supercomputer simulation shows how the Moon may have formed through the collision of Earth with Mars-sized planet Theia 4.5 billion years ago

• University of Durham computer simulations show how Theia may have hit Earth
• Theia is generally thought by experts to have been an ancient 'wandering planet'
• Rocky debris from its collision with Earth would have gone on to form the Moon

Supercomputer simulation shows how the Moon may have formed

UK scientists have produced several animations of simulation scenarios, each showing a different amount of spin 'wandering planet' Theia may have had as it approached Earth.

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