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kwoodring

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on: Jul 27, 2018
Briefly describe the modern theory of how our Moon formed.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

While both Ptolemy and Copernicus assumed all orbits were ________, Kepler's first law corrected this and made planetary motion predictable.
 
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aadams68

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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

The Moon formed from a giant impact of a Mars-size object with Earth. This impact blasted material into Earth orbit that eventually coalesced to form the Moon.

Answer to Question 2

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