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How has our understanding of space rocks changed over time?

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For the most part space rocks, like snow balls, gathered up pieces of other rocks. If the collision was dynamic enough a lot of energy would be generated heating them up. Our moon was formed by a large object hitting earth a glancing blow. A chunk of earth and that asteroid then became the mostly molten moon.

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