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Explains lack of
large
iron core
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Explains lack of “volatile” elements
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Explains why moon looks a lot like earth’s
mantle, minus the volatiles
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Explains large angular momentum in the
earth-moon system
The origin of the moon: The Movie (large files!)
http://yso.mtk.nao.ac.jp/~kokubo/moon/kit/movie.html