The Birth of the Moon

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs lunar origin
gptkbp:alternativeTo capture theory
co-formation theory
gptkbp:category gptkb:astronomy
planetary science
gptkbp:evidence isotopic similarities between Earth and Moon rocks
lunar samples from Apollo missions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Birth of the Moon
gptkbp:involves gptkb:Earth
gptkb:Theia
gptkbp:occurred about 4.5 billion years ago
gptkbp:resultedIn formation of the Moon
gptkbp:studiedBy planetary scientists
gptkbp:theory gptkb:giant_impact_hypothesis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jeanne_Stern
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6