Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A new NASA and Durham University simulation puts forth a different theory of the Moon’s origin – the Moon may have formed in a matter of hours, when material from the Earth and a Mars sized-body were launched directly into orbit after the impact. The simulations used in this research are some of the most detailed of their kind, operating at the highest resolution of any simulation run to study the Moon’s origins or other giant impacts.
Learn more: nasa.gov/feature/ames/lunar-origins-simulations
Credit: NASA/Durham University/Jacob Kegerreis
Music Provided by Universal Production Music: Genosequence by Alessandro Rizzo.
This video can be downloaded from the NASA Image and Video Library at: images.nasa.gov/details-ARC-20221004-AAV3443-MoonOrigin-Social-NASAWeb-1080p
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A new NASA and Durham University simulation puts forth a different theory of the Moon’s origin – the Moon may have formed in a matter of hours, when material from the Earth and a Mars sized-body were launched directly into orbit after the impact. The simulations used in this research are some of the most detailed of their kind, operating at the highest resolution of any simulation run to study the Moon’s origins or other giant impacts.
Learn more: nasa.gov/feature/ames/lunar-origins-simulations
Credit: NASA/Durham University/Jacob Kegerreis
Music Provided by Universal Production Music: Genosequence by Alessandro Rizzo.
This video can be downloaded from the NASA Image and Video Library at: images.nasa.gov/details-ARC-20221004-AAV3443-MoonOrigin-Social-NASAWeb-1080p
NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science, technology, and aeronautics.
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