How did the moon get its markings?

Listener Loot asked how the Moon got its markings, so we looked to the sky for an answer.

19 July 2016

Part of the show A Dog's Life: Intelligence and Inbreeding

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Hi there...
I would like to know the moon orbiting around the earth, the same side facing the earth and earth's gravity greater than the moon how did the moon get its pockmarks from the side facing earth...

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How did the moon get its markings?

Part of the show A Dog's Life: Intelligence and Inbreeding

Part of the show A Dog's Life: Intelligence and Inbreeding

Moon_apollo12.jpg

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