This is how the Moon was born, the computer simulation

2020-12-04T21:55:27.074Z

The animation is made by Durham University: "Our astronomers have taken a step towards understanding how the Moon could have formed from a gigantic collision between the early Earth and another huge object 4.5 billion years ago. Supercomputer simulations crashed a Mars-sized planet - called Theia - into the first Earth. Their simulations produced an orbiting body that could potentially evolve into a moon-like object. Durham University YouTube video