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    The moon may have formed inside the early Earth

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    Swapna Krishna
    Swapna Krishna
    02.28.2018

    Scientists have been puzzling over the moon's formation for a long time, and now there's a new theory that might explain some of the baffling mysteries surrounding our satellite. A new study published today in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets posits that the moon may have actually formed inside the Earth, before our planet had fully taken shape.