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Earth gave birth to Moon with a little outside help, new study surprises

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Scientists from the University of Göttingen and the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research analyzed oxygen isotopes in lunar rocks.

The study suggests that the Moon likely formed largely from Earth ’s mantle material — with minimal involvement from Theia .

The findings support the hypothesis that water may have arrived on Earth early in its formation.

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