What is the giant impact theory about the moon's formation?

Answer 1

About 4.6 billion years before after the formation of earth a mars like object hit earth and outer layers were thrown out.

Astronomers named this object Theyya after it struck Earth and caused the outer layers to be thrown out, eventually creating the moon. The object resembled Mars.

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Answer 2

Layla Anderson

The giant impact theory proposes that the Moon formed from the debris ejected into space when a Mars-sized object collided with the early Earth around 4.5 billion years ago. This collision caused significant material to be expelled into orbit around the Earth, eventually coalescing to form the Moon.

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