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Català: Una iŀlustració de la hipòtesi del gran impacte que es creu que va formar la Lluna.
Česky: Ilustrace srážky Země s planetesimálou, která vedla ke vzniku Měsíce.
English: Artist's depiction of the impact of a body the size of the moon impacting a planet the size of Mercury.
Español: Una ilustración de la hipótesis del impacto gigante que se cree que formó la Luna.
日本語: ジャイアント・インパクトの想像画。NASA作成.
Português: A ilustração da hipótese do impacto gigante que acredita-se ter formado a Lua.
Русский: Гигантское столкновение двух небесных тел, породившее спутник Земли Луну.
Date
10 August 2009
(3 April 2010 (original upload date))
Source Transferred from en.wikipedia; transferred to Commons by User:Jan.Kamenicek using CommonsHelper.
(Original text : NASA/JPL-Caltech (PIA12166: Planetary Demolition Derby))
Author NASA. Original uploader was Serendipodous at en.wikipedia
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