When the moon was created, where did the planet hit earth?

Question

I was watching a program on the National Geographic channel that stated the moon was created when Earth and another planet colided destroying the other planet and leave a big dent in Earth. If this is true, where on Earth did they colided? I really do not see the facts behind this theory.

Answer 1

I have seen that program long time ago. but as I remember, the program said that the earth had changed after that collision. actually that collision, made a cluster of dust, those dusts, which had been made from another planet,had turned around and around, and had made the moon.
And some dusts, which belonged to the earth, had been attracted by earth, and had turned around and around, and had made a new earth. according to the program I have seen, the life couldn't have risen on earth, unless that planet had collided with earth. So, we were very lucky!
anyway, I hope I could help

Answer 2

Unacceptable. If celestial bodies ever collided, even after spinning around each other for billions of years, it would still be utter chaos. Its a great theory but it doesnt hold water.

There would be moon regolith everywhere on our planet, dust, small chunks, huge chunks, at almost every layer of the earths crust. There would also be debris still orbiting the earth and the moon. Small particulates would be orbiting based on low mass. It would take way too long for every particle of dust to be pulled inward by the earths gravity.

Besides, look at all the impact craters that the moon has. If something was hitting those craters, where are the objects that hit them? And if so many impacts could hit a smaller target than earth relatively close to it, wouldnt there be even more impact craters on the earth from objects coming so close to the earths moon?

If the moon and earth collided in a swirl of minerals, particles and things before the earth found its own perfect rotation speed, "grew" itself and created its own atmosphere and started growing life all on its own, wouldnt the moon be in a similar atmosphere and life-sustaining state? I know we would say no because its orbiting the earth.. but there would be some kind of evidence, evolved species and plant life? Wouldnt two colliding masses share parts of each other? And wouldnt that allow the moon to sustain life and have water on its surface? Good questions huh? Makes you wonder why the science guys are soooo eager to get their Theories on TV shows. Usually its just personal opinions that are believed until they are really stuck on that fact, then it gets incorporated into general theory, and everyone tries to find out how they can support it with computer modeling and saying "we think this is how blah blah" or "its possible that blah blah".

Answer 3

Good Question. the planet that hit the earth is now the asteroid belt. as for the Earths impact location,minimum signs of such a collision would be hard to detect as you know the Earth spins on axis and whirls through space at speed of close to 29000 mph, I think the earths speed goes through space faster than that I was not able to confirm its speed due to the lack of a book I read the info and has been kept by a friend. but velocity is close. anyway having injury of such a collision would take the planet some time to reform and reconstitute itself to a blue marble. reason why the other planet did not survive was due to the lack of an atmosphere causing it to bust up while earths gravitational pull kept this planet mostly in tack except for the large piece that broke off which is now the moon.

Answer 4

Good Question. the planet that hit the earth is now the asteroid belt. as for the Earths impact location,minimum signs of such a collision would be hard to detect as you know the Earth spins on axis and whirls through space at speed of close to 29000 mph, I think the earths speed goes through space faster than that I was not able to confirm its speed due to the lack of a book I read the info and has been kept by a friend. but velocity is close. anyway having injury of such a collision would take the planet some time to reform and reconstitute itself to a blue marble. reason why the other planet did not survive was due to the lack of an atmosphere causing it to bust up while earths gravitational pull kept this planet mostly in tack except for the large piece that broke off which is now the moon.

Answer 5

When the theory first came out, I recall someone thinking that what is now the ocean basin (the Atlantic didn't open yet) is, essentially, the crater. More recently, though, it's thought that the entire surface of the earth down to a depth of 1000 km or so was melted by the impact, so the precise location would be indeterminate. Computer simulations can only suggest the object's mass, speed, and angular momentum relative to earth

Answer 6

This is currently the best explanation for the formation of the moon. From what I understand it is based in part of samples analyzed from the Apollo missions and from computer modeling of the early solar system. Remember the early solar system was much more crowded than it is today.
Eventually we will lose the moon as it is slowly moving away from earth.

Answer 7

The earth was molton (liquid state) Gravity reformed the molten earth back into a sphere so when it did finally solidify there was no mark of impact to be seen, the rest of the liquid got caught in earths gravity gathered together and eventually formed the moon.

This happened over miilion and millions of years and can be hard to understand due to our short lifespans

Answer 8

Thats why its still classified as a theory. Think about it....70% of the earth is covered in water. The answer could lie there.

Answer 9

In other words, you watched the entire program with detailed
explanation and you still don't get it...
You need more help than is available on Yahoo answers..
Don't feel bad though, you have a lot of company...

Answer 10

No way it happened as they assumed it to be. it was God's wish to have His Creations move freely, so He commanded it to be. No Moon, No Earth, quite opposite of what the belief is Moon did NOT originate from Earth. It was brought as part of the Grand Divine Infrastructure for All To be!!! :)