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by dredmorbius 4195 days ago
NB: The collision genesis theory ("GIH" or Giant Impact Hypothesis) of the Moon's origin involves a body about the size of Mars, referred to as "Theia".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origin_of_the_Moon http://www.nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/features/moon_formati...

Otherwise, yes.