Origin of the Moon

Introduction

Much is Known though More is Unknown

Even though man has landed on the Moon and various space probes and man-made satellites have mapped and probed the surface of the Moon, the Moon for the most part still remains a mystery.

A lot has already been discovered about the Moon and this has certainly brought about a clear understanding about some aspects of the Moon, such as for example the distance between the Earth and the Moon, the rate at which the Moon is moving away from the Earth, the Moon’s magnetic field etc.

A Mystery Lifted

Certainly a large part of the mystery of the Moon would be lifted, if only the origin of the Moon were clear. Unfortunately though, at the moment there is much debate going on in scientific communities with regards to the origin of the Moon. It seems given the data currently available that the two accepted theories have an equal number of factors supporting and going against them. With the final result being that a consensus was made as to which theory should be accepted, rather than a theory accepted based on supporting evidence.

Ambiguity

Unfortunately the more one delves into the subject the more ambiguous it becomes, none the less this post and future posts on this topic are presented to bring to light what is currently circulating with regards to the origin of the Moon.

This Post

This post is a presentation in simple terms of some of the theories, myths and views related to the origin of the Moon.

Scientific Views

Two Theories

There are three scientific theories regarding the origin of the Moon. There is the Impact theory also known as the splash theory and then there is the Capture theory. In future posts I will go into each theory in more detail.

1982 Conference

There was a conference in 1982 where the major lunar scientists met in order to come to a conclusion about the origin of the Moon, and it was decided that the impact theory would be the one accepted as the origin of the Moon.

Please note, this however does not mean that the way that the Moon came to be is as is expressed in this theory. It is just the theory that various so called lunar experts have come to agree upon as the theory that fits best the data and mathematical models that they had and have at the current time.

Consensus Could Change

This consensus could and most likely will with new findings and data change in the future. When something has not been conclusively proven then it is always subject and prone to change.

A Definitive Factor in Determining Moon Origin

What factor is quite definitive in determining the origin of the Moon is the age of the rock samples collected from the Moon by NASA. If the rock samples conclusively date the Moon as being older than the Earth then one theory will have to be favoured over the other. In this case if the rock samples from the Moon are proven to be older than the rocks on the Earth, then the Capture theory would have to be favoured over the Impact theory.

More Uncertainty - Opinions and Counter Opinions

According to one source that I researched it seems that the age of the moon rock samples is 4.6 billion years old and the oldest rocks on earth date back to 3.5 billion years ago. This quite conclusively makes the Moon older than the Earth. However, this changes when you read more into the subject. Some reports conclude that the Lunar rock samples are the same age as those of the Earth and some conclude that the Moon is younger than the Earth.

Rock Sample Analysis

When you read into the issue of the analysis of the Lunar rock samples you see a lot of division and disagreement about the results. Some views say that they are not valid due to certain assumptions made in the processing of the results were incorrect.

In the end one gets the impression that the real age of the moon rock samples it is not so clear cut. Perhaps that is the reason why the scientific community was so divided and a meeting was needed to come to an agreement about the most plausible Moon origin theory in the light of currently available raw and processed data.

Esoteric Views

The Moon, a contemporary esotericist Samael Aun Weor says, was determined by NASA to be actually older than the Earth.

Four Hundred Kilograms of Moon Rock

I have been researching to validate this statement and I what I can say is that most definitely NASA and the Russians did take many samples from the Moon and they were analysed to determine their age. Some sources say in fact that close to four hundred kilograms of lunar rock was collected by NASA as a result of all their Lunar landings.

Esoteric Views – Clear (unlike Scientific)

The esoteric view regarding the origin of the Moon is very deep and very interesting but more importantly very clear. It clearly states, with actually quite convincing reasons that the Moon is older than the earth. However as with many esoteric points of view, many of the reasons can not at this point in time be proven by science, mainly due to science lacking the apparatus to verify the claims.

The esoteric point of view holds that the Moon is now a dead planet, which previously in a past cosmic day (mahavanatra) or in other words a past manifestation or round of creation, had life and was just alive as the Earth is today. However, after life the Moon it became what it is today, nothing more than a corpse or shell of a planet. Furthermore, the esoteric view further holds that the moon was the predecessor of the earth.

Please note I will dedicate future posts related to this issue.

Moon Older than the Earth

Samael Aun Weor says that the Moon is older than the Earth and he also says that NASA has analysed the samples of lunar rocks that the Apollo missions brought back and that NASA determined the Moon to be older than the Earth.

Comet Kondor

According to an early nineteenth century esotericist commonly referred to as Gurdjieff (Georges Ivanovich Gurdjieff) a certain very large comet known as the comet Kondor hit the Earth and a portion of the Earth’s crust was flung into space, which according to Gurdjieff later formed the Moon.

This statement of Gurdjieff is in plain agreement with the Impact theory of the Moon’s creation, however it could also give some support to the other esoteric point of view which states that the Moon predated the Earth.

Please note, I will in the next blog post expound more upon the subject I’ve introduced in the previous paragraph.

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