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Where Did the Moon Come From?
Season 7
Episode 5
Where did our unique moon come from? It turns out that lunar rocks brought back by Apollo astronauts are a clue, pointing to the origin of our closest cosmic companion, an origin even stranger than you might imagine…
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9:19
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10:04
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11:53
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11:55
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9:45
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10:21
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8:04
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10:46
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10:18
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9:34
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7:59
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9:11
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