That may help us understand how the Moon formed, say researchers. Yes, that seems odd, but the we know surprisingly little about how the Moon—which plays a very important role in enabling life on Earth—was formed:
One of the most important scientific outcomes of the Apollo program was giving scientists the opportunity to explain our Moon’s origins.
Geochemical analysis of the Apollo lunar samples suggested that our Moon was formed 4.5 billion years ago, when a Mars-sized body known as Theia hit Earth when our planet had almost completely formed. Computer models indicate that in this “big splat,” most of the material that ended up forming the Moon—between 70% and 90% of the satellite’s composition—came from Theia.
Although most planetary scientists think the giant impact actually happened, evidence of Theia has been hard to find. Lab measurements of the isotopic ratios of multiple elements such as oxygen have found that Earth and the Moon are virtually indistinguishable. They couldn’t find a trace of Theia’s chemical signature.
This conundrum left researchers with just two likely explanations. On the one hand, Theia might have had the same exact isotopic composition as Earth. This idea does not bode well for current theories about the formation of the solar system and is largely ruled out. On the other hand, the impact could have been so powerful that it caused a thorough mixing of Earth’s and Theia’s material or was at least able to hide its results from our current array of instruments…
Now a group of researchers has finally detected oxygen isotope differences between terrestrial and lunar rocks, something that could ease constraints when creating lunar formation models and rule out some of the most extreme scenarios. Javier Barbuzano, “Earth Rocks and Moon Rocks Are More Different Than We Thought” at Eos
We still don’t know a whole lot: Hugh Ross: The fine-tuning that enabled our life-friendly moon creates discomfort Was it yesterday that we noted particle physicist Sabine Hossenfelder’s view that fine-tuning is “a waste of time”? Not so fast. If the evidence points to fine-tuning and the only alternative is the crackpot cosmology she deplores, it’s not so much a waste of time as a philosophically unacceptable conclusion. Put another way, it comes down to fine-tuning, nonsense, or nothing.
Moon formed from smashed moonlets?
Scientists finally know how old Moon is What’s surprising, really, is how little we know about the moon in general.
And various current theories:
Another moon origin theory: Epic crash
How the Moon Formed: 5 Wild Lunar Theories (Mike Wall at Space.com, 2014)
Our moon formed in collision with embryo planet?
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Origin of the moon still shrouded in mystery
As to this quote from High Ross’s article:
LOL, “philosophical disquiet.“. Funny, I don’t have any “philosophical disquiet” whatsoever. In fact, as far as these results are concerned, I am quite pleased philosophically speaking!
And to add even more “philosophical disquiet” to those who would prefer an ‘accidental’ origin for the earth, moon, and solar system, (instead of a purposely created earth, moon, and solar system), the fine tuning that is required to get a stable solar system is simply astonishing:
To give us a glimpse at just how delicately balanced this all is, “As an example, shifting your pencil from one side of your desk to the other today could change the gravitational forces on Jupiter enough to shift its position from one side of the Sun to the other a billion years from now.”,,,
And if that was not ‘philosophically disquieting’ enough for those who would prefer an accidental origin for the earth, moon, and solar system, there are now also found to be anomalies in the Cosmic Background radiation that “strangely’ line up with the earth and solar system:
In short, the “tiny temperature variations” in the CMBR, (and even the largest scale structures in the universe itself), reveal teleology, (i.e. a goal directed purpose, a plan, a reason), that specifically included the earth and solar system from the start of the universe. ,,, The earth and solar system, from what our best science can now tell us, is not some random cosmic fluke as atheists had presupposed.
Per the YeC Moshe Emes series volume II SPIRAL cosmological redshift hypothesis and model’s ‘Draw Play’ lunar formation hypothesis:
Nice, the difference can be accounted for by, and attest to, the moon was separated from us by/during day 3, prior to the modern earth.. oxygen saturation.. that came after the vegetation was created on day 3 and breeched outside Eden and above water staring week two, and certainly prior to the 1656 anno-mundi Mabul year epoch the Earth was subjected to but not the moon.
Another example and feather in the cap of ID and YeC where we find earlier than expected by deep-time dependent assumption based models, followed by Stasis. Stasis attests to YeC as adding time, fights an uphill battle vs the law of science aka entropy. So demands ever greater design and maintenance and a greater claim, thus has the greater burden of proof if we are talking science.