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Nederlands: Artistieke impressie van de Hadeïcumperiode.
English: Artist's impression of the Hadean Eon. Regarding the large Moon: Lunar distance – The widely accepted giant impact hypothesis states that the Moon was created as a result of a catastrophic impact between Earth and another planet, resulting in a re-accumulation of fragments at an initial distance of 3.8 R🜨 (24,000 km Origin of the Moon – The newly formed Moon orbited at about one-tenth the distance that it does today, and spiraled outward because of tidal friction transferring angular momentum from the rotations of both bodies to the Moon's orbital motion. |
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| Source | Own work |
| Author | Tim Bertelink |
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