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==Current Status==

==Current Status==

As of now, the Giant Impact theory still stands. Research on it is not yet complete, and the theory is currently neither proven nor disproven. To date, it is also the most plausible theory considered by scientists.

The Moon cannot possibly be 4.5 billion years old as it would have been lost to the pull of [[Earth]]s gravity a long time ago <ref>[http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v14/i4/moon.asp]</ref> current estimates put the Moon at approximately 8-10000 years old in line with Genesis.

Independently of the Giant Impact theory, Peter Noerdlinger from Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Canada proposed an expansion of the Coaccretion theory. He suggested that the Moon formed next to the Earth, complete with an iron core. However, this core was then ripped out by the Earth's gravity shortly after the formation, leaving an iron-less Moon behind to orbit the Earth.<ref>New Scientist: [http://space.newscientist.com/article/mg19325875.700-did-the-new-moon-lose-its-iron-heart.html "Did the new moon lose its iron heart?"]</ref>

Peter Noerdlinger from Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Canada proposed an expansion of the Coaccretion theory. He suggested that the Moon formed next to the Earth, complete with an iron core. However, this core was then ripped out by the Earth's gravity shortly after the formation, leaving an iron-less Moon behind to orbit the Earth.<ref>New Scientist: [http://space.newscientist.com/article/mg19325875.700-did-the-new-moon-lose-its-iron-heart.html "Did the new moon lose its iron heart?"]</ref>

Further research will show if either of these theories is correct, or if scientists are going to develop a new theory based on new observations.

Scientists need to do further research to show if either of these theories is correct.

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