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New Supercomputer Simulation Sheds Light on Moon’s Origin

NASA's Ames Research Center · demo · Watch on YouTube

Cosmology & astrophysicsSpace exploration & spaceflight

What it is

A NASA and Durham University supercomputer simulation suggesting the Moon may have formed within hours of a giant impact between Earth and a Mars-sized body. It is one of the highest-resolution giant-impact simulations run.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters link it as a cool visualization whenever Theia and Moon formation come up.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2023, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “the simulation released last year of the hypothesized Earth-Theia moon formation is really cool”

    Simulation of the hypothesized Earth-Theia collision

    thaumaturgy, 2023-11 · Recommendation · in “Moon-forming impactor as a source of Earth's basal mantle anomalies”

  2. “this video looks interesting and is produced by NASA”

    NASA supercomputer simulation about the Moon's origin

    gus_massa, 2023-11 · Recommendation · in “Remnants of Theia, an ancient plant that collided with the Earth”

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Topics: giant impact, theia, nasa, simulation, moon origin

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