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Watch How the Moon Was Formed

Posted by samzenpus on from the I-wonder-who-owns-that-moon? dept.

itwbennett writes "A pair of NASA videos released today show the moon as you've never seen it before. In one video, you get an up-close tour of the moon's craters, thanks to video and images from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. In the other, you can watch an animation of the moon's creation and evolution."

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  1. This contradicts with what my pastor says. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    This does not correspond at all to how my pastor says the earth, the moon, the sun, and everything else was created. Why should I believe what NASA has to say?

    - Jim from Arkansas

  2. Why not post link to NASA website? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html?collection_id=14483&media_id=135568801&module=homepage

  3. Not according to David Icke by phonewebcam · · Score: 4, Funny

    Who says it's hollow, and was towed here by aliens.

  4. Re:Earth impact? by Rollgunner · · Score: 5, Informative

    The Large-Impact Hypothesis is the current consensus. One smaller protoplanet grazed a larger one, leaving a large chunk of itself behind. The larger became the Earth, the smaller, the moon.

    As to why the Lunar crust is (believed to be) about 1/3 thicker of the far side than the near side, no one is quite sure.

  5. This is cool but by Verloc · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It is not "How the moon was formed", it is "Why the moon looks like it does". Still a very cool video.

  6. Sound by DarkHelmet · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I can't help but wonder... why am I watching a NASA video where the crater's falling on the moon makes sound in a vacuum?

    I know it's artistic license and all, but aren't videos like this reserved for nerds, who actually care about things like accuracy?

    --
    /^[A-Z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Z0-9.-]+\.[A-Z]{2,4}$/i