Theia (/ˈθiːə/) is a hypothesized ancient planet in the early Solar System which, according to the giant-impact hypothesis, collided with the early Earth...
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hypothetical protoplanet called Theia with Earth, early in the Solar System's history.[citation needed] In the inner Solar System, the three protoplanets to survive...
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Giant-impact hypothesis (redirect from Earth-Theia collision)
and the agnostics. The name of the hypothesised protoplanet is derived from the mythical Greek titan Theia /ˈθiːə/, who gave birth to the Moon goddess Selene...
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unique and distinct signature for each Solar System body. If Theia had been a separate protoplanet, it probably would have had a different oxygen isotopic...
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planetary formation and the hypothesised collision of the trojan dwarf planet Theia with the proto-Earth. A revised proposal in 2012 suggested the Chaotian...
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hypothesis, the Moon formed after a collision between two co-orbital objects: Theia, thought to have had about 10% of the mass of Earth (about as massive as...
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to escape from the interior of Earth into space. A theoretical protoplanet named "Theia" is thought to have collided with the forming Earth, and part of...
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originated as debris resulting from a collision between Mercury and another protoplanet, stripping away much of Mercury's inner crust and mantle. None have been...
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attracted each other, coalescing to form ever larger bodies. Hundreds of protoplanets may have existed in the early Solar System, but they either merged or...
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reported that, according to computer simulations, remnants of a protoplanet, named Theia, could be inside the Earth, left over from a collision with the...
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