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Riesige Mengen an Material wurden ins All geschleudert und schlossen sich schlie\u00dflich zum Mond zusammen. Diese \u2018Big-Splash\u2019-Theorie w\u00fcrde erkl\u00e4ren, warum die Gesteine des Mondes denen auf der Erde sehr \u00e4hnlich sind.<\/p>\n<p>Im Gegensatz zur Erde ist das Mondinnere offenbar tot. Es lassen sich heute keinerlei Vulkanausbr\u00fcche und nur selten Mondbeben beobachten, die dann aber sehr leicht ausfallen. Das Zentrum des Monds besteht aus einem kleinen, festen Eisenkern. Der Mond hat kein Magnetfeld, weshalb Forscher dort keinen Kompass verwenden k\u00f6nnten.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Moon has been circling the Earth for more than four billion years. But where did it come from? 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