This is an image of the Moon showing various minerals found on
the surface. Click on image for full size Evidence about the
Formation of the Moon Any successful theory must account for
everything we know about the Moon now. Those things include -
the moon seems to be made of the same material as the Earth's
upper mantle. - the Moon has little or no iron in it, and is
composed of material unlike the composition of the Earth as a
whole. - the moon is rounded in shape, like the other planets
and not like an asteriod or comet - the moon orbits in the same
direction as the Earth - the Moon is located in the same plane
as the Earth (the ecliptic plane) - theory suggests that the
Moon seems to have drifted away from the Earth over the length
of geologic history. - this means that the Moon was once much
closer to the Earth - this means that the Moon was once bigger
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