Origin of the Moon

1. THE ORIGIN OF THE MOON
ALBA SANTERO GÓMEZ
MARÍA GARCÍA RODRÍGUEZ
SANDRA HERRERO GARCÍA

2. INDEX
• What is the Moon?
• Formation of the Moon
• Phases of the Moon
• Theories
• Curious facts

3. WHAT IS THE MOON?
Definition:
It is an opaque star, without its own light, that
revolves around the Earth.

4. FORMATION OF THE MOON
Giant-impact theory is the most successful.

5. PHASES OF THE MOON
NEW MOON WAXING CRESCENT MOON

6. PHASES OF THE MOON
FIRST QUARTER MOON WAXING GIBBOUS MOON

7. PHASES OF THE MOON
FULL MOON WANING GIBBOUS MOON

8. PHASES OF THE MOON
THIRD QUARTER MOON WANING CRESCENT MOON

9. THEORIES
Giant-impact theory Fission theory

10. THEORIES
Accretion theory Capture theory

11. THEORIES
New theory

12. CURIOUS FACTS
• There is more than one Moon.

13. CURIOUS FACTS
• Legends:
-Fertility
- Werewolf

14. CURIOUS FACTS
• Moon distance: apogee and perigee
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15. BIBLIOGRAPHY
• https://conceptodefinicion.de/luna/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant-impact_hypothesis
• https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/aboutmoonphases.
html
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origin_of_the_Moon
• https://www.muyinteresante.es/ciencia/fotos/curiosidades-
sobre-la-luna
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origin_of_the_Moon
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https://www.astromia.com/fotostierra/lunaperigeoapogeo.h
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