Are Pieces of Ancient Protoplanet Embedded Near Earth's Core?
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The Giant Impact Theory proposes that the moon was made from the debris left after a collision between Earth and Theia — a Mars-sized protoplanet — 4.5 billion years ago. For Science in a Minute, VOA's Rick Panteleo reports that researchers theorize that chunks of Theia made their way into Earth.