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		remote_phone on Oct 3, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Phobos May Have Come from Massive Impact on Mars Wouldn’t an impact that large have destabilized Mars’s orbit?

Zardoz84 on Oct 3, 2018 [–]

Earth had a bigger impact that result on the creation of the Moon, and we are here.

remote_phone on Oct 5, 2018 | [–]

That’s never been substantiated beyond a theory. The same question would exist for that theory as well.

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