Features
Craters
Was thought to be cause
by volcano
Actually, caused by impacts of meteoroids
Highlands
Maria
Sea
Actually, low dry areas – flooded by molten material
Collision Theory
4.5 billion years ago
Collision on a young earth
Material from Earth broke off
Material thrown into a orbit
Forms the moon
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/top_10_cool_moon_facts-10.html