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What were the three popular explanations for the moons formation

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1. A Mars-sized asteroid hit the Earth when the planet was still forming and molten, and the Moon formed the shrapnel.
2. The Earth was rotating very quickly when it was first formed, and the Moon spun off the Earth due to force.
3. The Earth's gravity captured the Moon, which was moving through space and happened to pass by.
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