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The origin of Earth’s moon, the largest moon in the (36) system, is still something of a mystery. There are some theories about its origin however. Now, keep in mind that a theory of the moon’s origin has to be (37) with two important facts. The first fact is that the Earth (38) a lot of iron, most of it has an iron core. But the moon contains (39) no iron. The second fact is that other than the difference in iron content, the moon and Earth are (40) of the same minerals, a (41) not shared with any other planet or moon in our solar system. One of the earliest theories of the moon’s origin, I called it the Capture Theory, proposes that the moon was somehow captured by Earth’s gravitational force. This theory is improbable, (42) , because it assumes that the moon and Earth formed in different parts of the solar system. If this was true you would (43) the moon’s composition to be much different from Earth’s composition, just as all the other planets in the solar system are so different from Earth. (44) . It is sometimes referred to as the Mars Theory, because according to this theory, when Earth was still in formation, (45) . The impact caused the cores of the two planets to melt together and chunks of Earth’ s crust to be thrown out into space. These chunks came together to form the moon. Now, remember, Earth’s crust is low in iron, because the iron is in Earth’s core, but high in various other minerals. (46) .