Asked by caleb
Which hypothesis BEST explains why rocks and soil on the Moon and Earth share some similar properties?
the giant impact hypothesis
the capture hypothesis
the accretion hypothesis
the fission hypothesis
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The giant impact hypothesis.
A Mars-sized body (Theia) struck the early Earth, ejecting molten/vaporized mantle material that accreted to form the Moon. Because the Moon formed largely from Earth's mantle material, their rocks and soils share similar properties and isotopic signatures.
A Mars-sized body (Theia) struck the early Earth, ejecting molten/vaporized mantle material that accreted to form the Moon. Because the Moon formed largely from Earth's mantle material, their rocks and soils share similar properties and isotopic signatures.
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