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Australian geochemist posits miniplanet origin of the Moon
Australian geochemist Dr. A E Ringwood proposes that three traditional theories about the Moon’s origin are untenable. He asserts the Moon formed from a sediment ring of miniplanets created when Earth’s early atmosphere evaporated, merging over time to become the Moon, a view supported by Apollo 11 rock studies but controversial in detail.
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