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Sample from 'The Earth's Moon': ...At some point in the past the Moon formed and found its own place in our Solar System orbiting Earth. Throughout the history of humankind the topic of the Moon’s creation has spawned endless debate amongst the sciences: How and why was Earth’s Moon created? How did the Moon come to be orbiting Earth? Why is it where it is now? What process occurred that has produced entirely different features on both the near and far sides of the Moon? Why doesn’t the Moon spin on its axis in a manner similar to other celestial bodies? Why is it that the Moon is moving away from Earth? These are just a few of the questions associated with the Moon. However, I am convinced that only when taken within the context of my impact and exit hypothesis visual, geologic and geometric evidence combine to provide a series of simple, predictable and quite natural answers to each of the above questions...
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