Desch, Steven J.; Robinson, Katharine L.; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4750-724X
(Elsevier, 2019-10-22)
The Moon is thought to have formed after a planetary embryo, known as Theia, collided with the proto-Earth 4.5 billion years ago. This so-called Giant Impact was the last major event during Earth's accretion, and its effects ...