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Collision May Have Formed the Moon in Mere Hours, Simulations Reveal - NASA

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In previous scenarios where Theia sprayed out into orbit and mixed with only a little material from Earth, it's less likely we'd see such strong similarities – ...

Moon Formation - NASA Science

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A massive object ― named Theia after the mythological Greek Titan who was the mother of Selene, goddess of the Moon ― smashed into Earth, flinging material ...

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Where Did Our Moon Come From? We Asked a NASA Scientist: Episode 29

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Well, currently, our understanding is that the Earth had collided with a Mars-sized object named Theia. But once we send future astronauts to the lunar surface ...

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Season 3, Episode 4: Why Do We Have a Moon? With Robin Canup - NASA

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Robin Canup:So, we think it was another forming planet that collided with the Earth. We've since referred to this planet with a name, Theia, which is after the ...

Moon Facts - NASA Science

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Earth's Moon records evidence of our solar system's history in the form of impact craters, cooled lava landforms, ancient ice deposits, and more.

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Teia Crater - NASA Science

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This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft of asteroid Vesta shows Teia crater, which is the crater with bright and dark material.

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Teia Crater - NASA Science

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This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft of asteroid Vesta shows Teia crater, which is the crater with bright and dark material.

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Apparent Brightness and Topography Images of Teia Crater - NASA Science

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These images from NASA's Dawn spacecraft are located in asteroid Vesta's Numisia quadrangle, a few degrees below Vesta's equator.

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Season 3, Episode 9: Your Moon Questions Answered - NASA

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So whatever material Theia had is merged onto Earth, and whatever Earth had is being thrown all over the place in and around the area. That then re-accretes and ...

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Apparent Brightness and Topography Images of Teia Crater - NASA Science

https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/apparent-brightness-and-topography-images-of-teia-crater

These images from NASA's Dawn spacecraft are located in asteroid Vesta's Numisia quadrangle, a few degrees below Vesta's equator.

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Best images yet of Thebe, Amalthea and Metis - NASA Science

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These images of the inner Jovian moons Thebe, Amalthea, and Metis (left to right), taken in January 2000 by the camera onboard NASA's Galileo spacecraft, ...

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HAMO and LAMO Images of Teia Crater - NASA Science

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These images from NASA's Dawn spacecraft are located in asteroid Vesta's Numisia quadrangle, just south of Vesta's equator; there is a large slump of ...

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THEMIS Stories - NASA Science

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During Parker Solar Probe's seventh swing by the Sun, culminating in its closest solar approach, or perihelion, on Jan. 17, 2021, celestial geometry posed a ...

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Target: Tethys - NASA Science

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Tethys has a crater-saturated surface, where older, larger basins have been completely overprinted by newer, smaller impacts. This state is what scientists ...

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Thaumasia Planum - False Color - NASA Science

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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging ...

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Greek Drama - NASA Science

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A crescent of Tethys displays two of the moon's large craters in this image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Penelope Crater can be seen at the top left.

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LEIA Stories - NASA Science

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While this eerie NASA Hubble Space Telescope image may look ghostly, it's actually full of new life. Lupus 3 is a star-forming cloud about 500 light-years away ...

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LEIA - NASA Science

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Artemis II Crew Enters Quarantine Ahead of Journey Around Moon · News Release. 5 Min Read. NASA Sets Briefings for SpaceX Crew-12 Mission to Space Station · 1 ...

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Catching Big Sister - NASA Science

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The small moon Janus overtakes the larger moon Rhea in a dance played out before Saturn and its rings in this image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.

LEIA - NASA Science

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The LEIA mission aims to prepare humans for long-term travel to the Moon and Mars by delivering yeast to the lunar surface and studying its response to ...

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Collision May Have Formed the Moon in Mere Hours, Simulations Reveal - NASA

Moon Formation - NASA Science

Where Did Our Moon Come From? We Asked a NASA Scientist: Episode 29

Season 3, Episode 4: Why Do We Have a Moon? With Robin Canup - NASA

Moon Facts - NASA Science

Teia Crater - NASA Science

Teia Crater - NASA Science

Apparent Brightness and Topography Images of Teia Crater - NASA Science

Season 3, Episode 9: Your Moon Questions Answered - NASA

Apparent Brightness and Topography Images of Teia Crater - NASA Science

Best images yet of Thebe, Amalthea and Metis - NASA Science

HAMO and LAMO Images of Teia Crater - NASA Science

THEMIS Stories - NASA Science

Target: Tethys - NASA Science

Thaumasia Planum - False Color - NASA Science