How Did The Moon Get There?

How did the Moon get there?Rocks returned to Earth by the Apollo astronauts over 50 years ago profoundly changed our view of how the Moon formed. This talk will review our current understanding of the Moon's formation, explaining planet formation more generally and how computer simulations are being used to try to infer what happened 4.5 billion years ago.

Vincent Eke is a Reader in the Department of Physics at Durham University.His research interests span a range of scales, from the Moon right up to clusters of galaxies, and his work helped NASA discover water ice in the Cabeus crater near the lunar south pole.

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This is a hybrid meeting. Ticket holders can join us in person at Mexborough Church Hall, 58A Church St, Mexborough S64 0ER.