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The moon isn’t shaped how you think it is.

By Dallas Jensen
Aug 01, 201411:37 AM
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Since the moon was likely formed after a Mars-sized object slammed into Earth, sending hot rock into space, researchers believe Earth’s gravity pulled on the moon’s crust as it cooled and settled.

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