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Originally Posted by After Shock Media
Pulled from your page:
The current preferred hypothesis regarding the Moon?s formation is the ?collision? theory. It is, so far, the best at explaining how compositions of rock from the Earth and rock from the Moon differ. According to the collision theory, at the dawn of the Solar System a heavenly body the size of Mars hit the young Earth. As a result, material from the rocky mantle of the heavenly body and of the Earth was hurled into space. This collected in the shape of a ring on a path closely orbiting the Earth where it then gradually ?clumped together? to form the Moon.
It had formed rock and the impacting planet is sort of unknown. The picture on that page I think goes with the liquid theory of it being a droplet that spilled outward.
Like I said it had cooled. Now I did not mean to the point it is now.
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In my post I stated "The earth at best had a very thin mantle or crust..."
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Originally Posted by After Shock Media
I do see you clear it up some. I think we mean the same thing, I just am willing to think there could of been water on one of the sources. I am pretty sure the impact liquefied the entire planet (check my link and the pic). This would of again melted the iron core. Do not know why you think it would stop the rotation. It was not a direct hit either. Again I think everything kept spinning, the heavy metals would of again sunk to the core and settled. The moon did the same but was mostly just rock and cooled entirely much faster (cooled to the point of no core or little core).
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1. After you clarified yourself I do believe we mean the same thing.
2. The temperature on the planet at that time would not allow water(h2o) in its liquid form. That is not to say there was none at all because the process of our atmosphere being created was already in process.
3. Yes... the impact undid everything and set the planet back to the beginning.
4. The iron core has always been liquid, even to this day.
5. My basis for core and/or planetary rotation was based on your assumption or my interpretation of your remarks that the earth was completely cooled at the time of impact. It also depends on the angle of impact. Sudden impacts are notorious for stopping motion through kinetic energy. Ever seen the desktop toy or hanging metal spheres that clack together? If you hit someone in the chest with enough force the impact is sufficient enough to disrupt the heart and shut it down.
6. Yeah the moon at one time had a hot core too but it died out due to it's inability to contain the heat. It quickly dissipated.
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Originally Posted by After Shock Media
I also do not know why you think there could not of been water, vapor, or the compounds needed to allow it to form with cooling. Then I have read a bunch about extremeophiles (spelling) which is life that before we found we figured could not exist. Living in stuff like pure chemicals, unbelievable heat and chemicals, living of of chemicals instead of photosynthesis, and things like that.
I do know most of the other stuff is theories which I do accept and that is why I do allow some imagination and I do my best to keep it clarified.
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As stated above there was water. The earth was being constantly bombarded by comets. We all know, or should, that comets are frozen chunks of liquid(mostly water but can include heavier liquids) and gases. The mainstream theory, although recently being challenged, is that this is the source of our waters on earth.
In a nutshell... yes we are on the same page.
BTW, how you feeling? Better I hope.