The Moon

You can thank the Moon for life on Earth

by JoAnna Wendel
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4 billion years ago, a clandestine collision may have put Earth on track for habitability.

It all started when a Mars-sized object slammed into the newly-formed Earth, spewing particles into space (so the theory goes).
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