Massive collision may have sent the moon into a spin (Guardian Unlimited) PDF Print

The man in the moon may once have faced out to space , until a chance collision with a giant asteroid billions of years ago, scientists have found. A study of the heavily cratered surface has revealed evidence of a huge impact early in the moon's history that may have been powerful enough to set it spinning, making its far side periodically point towards Earth. Today, the orbit of the ...

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