Deep TimeCosmos & Earth
Moon-forming impact
4.51 billion years agoMajor
A Mars-sized body (Theia) strikes Earth; the debris forms the Moon, which stabilizes Earth's tilt and drives the tides.
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A Mars-sized body (Theia) strikes Earth; the debris forms the Moon, which stabilizes Earth's tilt and drives the tides.
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