Now we know how the moon was formed. Thanks to Alastair G. W. Cameron, a Harvard astrophysicist who have developed this revolutionary theory. The Harvard astrophysicist died on Oct. 3 at his home in Tucson due to heart failure. He was 80. Dr. Cameron’s famous work, known as the giant impact theory, holds that a planet roughly the size of Mars struck Earth, sending fragments of Earth’s mantle spinning into the atmosphere. The ring of space debris that resulted may have ultimately come together to form the Moon. He was a former associate director for planetary sciences at Harvard and was chairman of its astronomy department from 1976 to 1982.
Via: New York Times
Alastair G. W. Cameron, 80: Moon Creation Theorist Dies
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