r/interestingasfuck • u/howimetyourcakeshop • 9h ago

Our moon being formed.

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u/Peppers_16 9h ago

I - and movies for that matter - often forget that Earth is actually a liquid ball with a crispy crust on the outside. 

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u/Baronhousen 9h ago

Not really, though. The mantle is not liquid. Only the outer portion of the core.

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u/Uncommonality 5h ago

On a large enough scale anything is liquid. Gravity is much weaker than the nuclear forces

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u/Baronhousen 3h ago

Well, sure