The origin of the Moon. DJ Stevenson. And. AN Halliday. Published: 13 https: doi.org 10.1098 rsta.2014.0289. The Moon is all about SCIENCE. An ancient Greek philosopher was exiled for claiming the Moon was a rock and not a God. 2 years ago, Anaxagoras correctly determined that ยท This chapter will focus on the evolution of human beliefs regarding the Moon. It is written in the context of the imminent construction of lunar bases; Meanwhile, other reasonable hypotheses about the formation of the Moon, such as impact and evaporation theories, are powerless to explain all the peculiarities of the isotopic signatures of lunar rocks. In recent decades, the giant impact theory has become the main explanation for the formation of the Moon. Hartmann et, Cameron et, The current iteration of the theory involves the collision between two planetary embryos during the late stages of planetary accretion. Canup and, Canup, CK- Science for middle school gt Formation of the Moon. Last modification: From year to year, the moon never seems to change. Craters and other formations now appear permanent, but the Moon didn't always look like this. THANKS.