What is the most widely accepted explanation of the origin of the Earth's Moon?

Correct answer: Debris left from giant impact- Earth & Theia

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TonyLynsdale

PanhandleGuy, the moon does rotate it is tidally locked, other wise known as synchronous rotation. The tidally locked body takes just as long to rotate around its own axis as it does to revolve around its partner.

Player #8988878Xet

With all the 'stuff' smashing into each other....What used to be between Mars and Jupiter...you know...the asteroid belt?

Fun guy

Sounds like a Greek myth: fight between Theia &Gaia ..

MrG

Tracey, God is man-made too.. just think of all the different Gods from all time..

player one.five

TonyLynsdale, Actually, the Moon rotates. Try to walk around a chair while facing the chair and you have to rotate your body. Tidally locked means that the orbital period is equal to the rotation period.

Tracey

Player #53883931, There is a universe of difference between religion and "God" the source or whom or whatever began everything. Religion is man made therefore fallible be it intentionally or not.

Player #49915005

Ohi, well we now acknowledge that yr a stooge !!

Player #14000764

loco, We won't lose the moon, because the one who created or made it is forever and will never die. God didn't take eons of years to create it for nothing.Everything will always be here for our benefit.

Player #14000764

Ohi, to some degree I agree. Every thing had to have a Creator, people build houses, they just don't evolve, so the moon, earth, sun, stars, planets and galaxies had to have a all wise and powerful Creator.