Did Venus Eat Its Own Moon? Scientists Uncover a Shocking Possibility
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Venus may have swallowed its own moon, according to computer simulations that point to the planet’s slow spin as the culprit. Venus is Earth’s near-twin in size, mass, and structure, but it has no moon. Scientists have long wondered whether the planet never experienced a moon-forming collision or whether a massive object smashed apart a [...]
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