https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/04/scientists-solve-a-long-standing-mystery-surrounding-the-moons-lopsided-geology Safeguarding Humanity Wed, 10 Apr 2024 03:05:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/04/scientists-solve-a-long-standing-mystery-surrounding-the-moons-lopsided-geology#comment-503487 Wed, 10 Apr 2024 03:05:07 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2024/04/scientists-solve-a-long-standing-mystery-surrounding-the-moons-lopsided-geology#comment-503487 What might have been responsible for the lunar far side having a much thicker crust than the lunar near side is that a second moon once shared the exact same orbit. These moons might have been drawn closer to each other by their gravity until they merged.

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