How Did the Moon Form?

Long ago, Earth got hit by a giant space rock. The crash made a big mess, and from that mess came the moon! It's like when you throw a ball into a pool, and it makes waves. This crash caused pieces of Earth and the space rock to fly off, and over time, they stuck together to form the moon.

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A big rock hits Earth like a giant meteor, making a mess in space.
Pieces from both Earth and the rock orbit around Earth, forming something new.
Over millions of years, those pieces become our Moon.

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