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What happened to the Moon?
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Our Moon’s cratered surface tells the story of a cosmic catastrophe - the Late Heavy Bombardment, when meteors rained down in an apocalyptic blitzkrieg that left its surface battered and scarred. What triggered this celestial assault? How did Earth escape the same fate? And could it be the key to understanding how we got here today?



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1:38 Clue 1: Moonrocks
3:08 How Did the Planets Form?
5:14 Where Did the Rocks Come From?
7:47 Bombarding the Earth
11:07 Evolution of Our Planet



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References:
“What is the Late Heavy Bombardment?” via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/LHB
“A Timeline for Planet Formation”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/Earthtimeline
“Solar System Objects”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/solarsystemobjects
“New date for ‘Late Heavy Bombardment’ may change life’s timeline on Earth”, via astronomy.com https://astrumspace.info/newdateLHB
“Asteroid Facts”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/asteroidfacts
“A low mass for Mars from Jupiter’s early gas-driven migration”, via arxiv.org https://astrumspace.info/Jupitermigration
“How did the Moon form?”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/moonformation
“Jupiter’s “Grand Tack” Reshaped the Solar System”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/Jupitergrandtack
“The Archean Eon and the Hadean”, via berkeley.edu https://astrumspace.info/archean
“ Where did Earth’s water come from?”, via carnegiescience.edu https://astrumspace.info/Earthswater
“The Late Heavy Bombardment”, via swri.edu https://astrumspace.info/LHBreview



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Credits:
Writer: Nigel Code, Jon McColgan
Video Editor: Matheus L. Heberlê
Researcher: Edie Abrahams
Script Editor: Damaris McColgan
Thumbnail Designer: Peter Sheppard
Channel Manager: Georgina Brenner
Executive Producer: Raquel Taylor
Creator of Astrum: Alex McColgan



With special thanks to:
NASA/ESO/ESA



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