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Se lanzaron al espacio enormes cantidades de material, que con el tiempo se agruparon para formar la Luna. Esta teor\u00eda del \u2018gran impacto\u2019 explicar\u00eda por qu\u00e9 las rocas de la Luna son muy similares a las de la Tierra.<\/p>\n<p>A diferencia de la Tierra, la Luna parece no tener actividad en su interior. En el presente no existen erupciones volc\u00e1nicas y los se\u00edsmos lunares son muy d\u00e9biles. En su centro hay un peque\u00f1o y s\u00f3lido n\u00facleo de hierro y, como no posee campo magn\u00e9tico, los exploradores no podr\u00edan usar br\u00fajulas para orientarse.<\/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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