the birth of the moon

The birth of the moon: the cosmic collision theory...

The moon is the the one and only satellite of our planet earth. The moon is also counted among the most favourable destinations for life to nurture but it lacks a sky. Moon has got a very vital role to play in controlling the climate of the earth. So we must know how our own moon have came into its existence.

The birth of the moon is one of the very first researches in the field of astronomy. There developed many theories including asteroid impact and the most believed theory, the theory of the "giant cosmic collision".

The giant cosmic collision:

The Giant Cosmic Collision Theory states that at the very beginning of the formation of our solar system, there were approximately 20 protoplanetes revolving randomly  around the sun at a very high speed. There occurred many bright collisions between many protoplanets and various giant bodies. One of such collision was the collision between the protoearth and the giant body called the Theia. The impact released so much energy that it vapouriswd theia and much of the upper surface of the protoearth. The matter that remained was held by the earths strong attraction and it gathered the matter around it and gradually it became earth's setallite.

This theory unlike the rest was able to establish its trace through the sophisticated experiments conductedon the earth.

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