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Moon is proto-Earth’s mantle, relocated

Geology Page - September 12, 2016

Fragments of the Oued Awlitis 001 meteorites acquired by the Ludovic-Ferrière. Credit: University of Manchester

Donwilhelmsite : New mineral from the moon could explain what happens in the Earth’s mantle

large collision on the early Earth

Collisions after moon formation remodeled early Earth

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Mining the Moon becomes a serious prospect

How Did the Moon Really Form?

Internal Structure of the Moon

Geology Page - March 8, 2012

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Do moon phases produce big earthquakes?

Geology Page - January 19, 2018

Snapshots of numerical modeling of the moon’s formation by a giant impact. The central part of the image is a proto-Earth; red points indicate materials from the ocean of magma in a proto-Earth; blue points indicate the impactor materials.

Magma is the key to the moon’s makeup

Geology Page - May 2, 2019

The rising Earth from the perspective of the moon.

Formation of the moon brought water to Earth

Geology Page - May 22, 2019

Drawn from the Deep: Earth’s Primordial Reservoir Older Than the Moon

Geology Page - February 7, 2017

Research helps explain formation of ringed crater on the Moon

Geology Page - October 30, 2016

Moon crust formation graphic.

Moon’s crust underwent resurfacing after forming from magma ocean

Geology Page - November 22, 2017

Scientists’ finding supports moon creation hypothesis

Geology Page - September 27, 2016

More Earth-like than moon-like

Geology Page - February 25, 2017

How a young-looking lunar volcano hides its true age

Geology Page - March 29, 2017

Earth taken by the Apollo 8 astronauts on Dec. 22, 1968

Thank the moon for Earth’s lengthening day

Geology Page - June 5, 2018

Earth’s moon wandered off axis billions of years ago

Geology Page - March 23, 2016

moon's mantle

Magma ocean may be responsible for the moon’s early magnetic field

Geology Page - April 28, 2018

Study questions dates for cataclysms on early moon, Earth

Geology Page - October 17, 2015

Cataclysm at Meteor Crater: Crystal sheds light on Earth, moon, Mars

Geology Page - July 27, 2016

Enhanced map of hematite (red) on Moon using a spheric projection (nearside only). Credit: Shuai Li

Has Earth’s oxygen rusted the Moon for billions of years?

Geology Page - September 12, 2020

Still hot inside the Moon: Tidal heating in the deepest part...

Geology Page - August 9, 2014

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Higher concentration of metal in Moon’s craters provides new insights to...

Geology Page - July 3, 2020

Dark side of the moon: 55-year-old mystery solved

Geology Page - June 10, 2014

A New View of the Moon’s Formation

Geology Page - April 9, 2015

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