MadSci Network: Astronomy |
As far as I can remember, the Moon is roughly as old as the Earth. There are some theories as to how the Moon was created and thus lends differing views as to the age, but the oldest rocks taken are about 3.5 billion years old. Some people believe that the Moon was created from the earth itself when something large hit the planet early on and spewed a lot of material into space which then formed our Moon. How valid this is I have no idea. Hope that helps, Jim
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