The Moon and its Giant Impact
After another planet slammed into young Earth, the Moon formed in Earth’s new ring, right? Right?… Well, time to challenge what you know about how the Moon came to be.
After another planet slammed into young Earth, the Moon formed in Earth’s new ring, right? Right?… Well, time to challenge what you know about how the Moon came to be.
Do you you want to know how it was like on the early Earth? I can say you this: it probably wasn’t pretty.
Special Delivery! Could the Earth’s water have arrived from the asteroid belt?
Can an asteroid passing through the atmosphere explain the largest impact event in recorded history?
We know an asteroid impact killed the dinosaurs – are we prepared if we find another Near Earth Object on a collision course with our planet?
Just the mention of asteroid bombardment is frightening to most, but for Dr. Bottke it is all fun and games.