Evidence Found That A Planet Hit Earth and Formed Moon

Above, Los Angeles City Hall and the moon. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The Japan Times posted an interesting article (it would be something if this theory is right) on how the moon was formed.

The article states:

LONDON – Lunar rocks brought back by Apollo astronauts more than 40 years ago contain evidence of the Mars-size planet that scientists believe crashed into Earth and created the moon, new research shows. 

German scientists using a new technique detected a slight chemical difference between Earth rocks and moon rocks — the first possible direct evidence that another body besides Earth contributed to the moon’s formation 4.5 billion years ago.

To read the full article, go here.