Re: First man burried on other planet (moon formation)

Brian Atkins (brian@posthuman.com)
Mon, 02 Aug 1999 00:46:42 -0400

Joseph Costello wrote:
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> Skye Howard wrote:
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> > Wow. Cool. I must say though, last time I checked
> > the moon wasn't a planet.....
>
> Actually, I think the moon was actually a planet until the earths
> gravity overtook it..anyone else want to weigh in?

Actually, I think the current-best-accepted-theory is that it is a big chunk of Earth that got blasted off in some kind of collision.

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