Random Jabber Jibber thread

Roger A. Shrubber

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The moon is one weird cookie, it also just happens to exactly be far enough to perfectly eclipse the sun. And apparently, they say it is not from here... I.e. it isn't just made from pieces of broken off earth... It was like parked here.
i've heard two theories, one that it's a captured planetoid, that was passing and the Earth pulled it into it's orbit, or, that a large asteroid hit the earth so hard it knocked a chuck of the planet loose on the opposite side, and the pieces formed into the moon we now have...i tend to favor the passing planetoid theory, but i'm not a scientist....as has been pointed out.
but if it's true....makes me wonder where it was formed? is it from this system? or was it a true wanderer, that crossed the interstellar void, before it got captured by the Earth's gravity?
 

BudmanTX

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I saw this:
China Lunar Probe Will Be First to Explore Far Side of the Moon

And all I could think of was this.

the chinese have sending probes up since the late 70's.....in all honesty i think the far side would be a good launch point, that SOB has so many craters on it's back side it looks almost like swiss cheese......of course it still get's hit like crazy.....last weekend i had the telescope out, you can actually see more impacts on it.....it's a fun rock to gaze on
 
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