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             Català: Una iŀlustració de la hipòtesi del gran impacte que es creu que va formar la Lluna. 
            Česky: Ilustrace srážky Země s planetesimálou, která vedla ke vzniku Měsíce. 
            English: Artist's depiction of the impact of a body the size of the moon impacting a planet the size of Mercury. 
            Español: Una ilustración de la hipótesis del impacto gigante que se cree que formó la Luna. 
            日本語: ジャイアント・インパクトの想像画。NASA作成. 
            Português: A ilustração da hipótese do impacto gigante que acredita-se ter formado a Lua. 
            Русский: Гигантское столкновение двух небесных тел, породившее спутник Земли Луну. 
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