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All the prevailing, well-accepted theories of the origin of the Moon were completely disproven by the lunar landings and studies of the lunar rocks afterwards.  The material, to the surprise of scientists, lacked iron that permeates the Earth's crust.

All the prevailing, [[atheistic]] theories of the origin of the [[Moon]] were completely disproven by the lunar landings and studies of the lunar rocks afterwards.  The material, to the surprise of scientists who reject [[Intelligent Design]], lacked [[iron]] that permeates the [[Earth]]'s crust.

Specifically, each of these prevailing scientific theories were disproven by the lunar landings:<ref name="PSI">Planetary Science Institute: [http://www.psi.edu/projects/moon/moon.html The Origin of the Moon]</ref>

Specifically, each of these prevailing scientific theories were disproven by the lunar landings:<ref name="PSI">Planetary Science Institute: [http://www.psi.edu/projects/moon/moon.html The Origin of the Moon]</ref>

*The Moon formed in an orbit around Earth at the same time that Earth formed.

*The [[Moon]] formed in an orbit around Earth at the same time that Earth formed.

**This theory was disproven upon learning that the Moon has proportionally far less iron in it than the Earth.

**This theory was disproven upon learning that the Moon has proportionally far less iron in it than the [[Earth]].

*The Moon formed in a part of the solar system that was low in iron, and was later captured into an orbit arount the Earth.

*The [[Moon]] formed in a part of the solar system that was low in iron, and was later captured into an orbit arount the Earth.

**This was also disproven by examination of lunar rocks, which exhibit the same oxygen isotope composition as the Earth, unlike rocks known to come from other sources in the solar system, e.g. Mars.

**This was also disproven by examination of lunar rocks, which exhibit the same oxygen isotope composition as the Earth, unlike rocks known to come from other sources in the solar system, e.g. [[Mars]].

*The Earth was originally spinning so fast that it spun off a fragment of lower density (iron-poor) material which became the Moon.

*The [[Earth]] was originally spinning so fast that it spun off a fragment of lower density (iron-poor) material which became the [[Moon]].

**This solves the isotopic similarity and the relative lack of iron, but an analysis of the total angular momentum and energy involved ruled out this possibility.

**This solves the isotopic similarity and the relative lack of iron, but an analysis of the total angular momentum and energy involved ruled out this possibility.