r/interestingasfuck • u/howimetyourcakeshop • 10h ago

Our moon being formed.

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u/ChemicalRain5513 7h ago

that a lot of the material analyzed is made of the same stuff from the earth.

They were formed in the same solar system, I bet Mercury is made of a lot of the same stuff as Earth too, no? Not to disagree with the hypothesis, but I am guessing there must be more evidence?

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u/NaturalTechnician737 7h ago

It's not just that it's the same stuff, but it's the same stuff in the same (or very close) proportions as here. There's also the other planet's core, which is presently observed as an overdense blob in the mantle (so we can see it with seismography).

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u/ChemicalRain5513 6h ago

She is actually one of the Gallilean moons of Jupiter. With fuel prices these days it is getting harder to visit.