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Mar 2023

26m 15s

Hollow Moon

Elina and Shannon

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Have you ever thought about how the moon was formed? Surprisingly, there is no concrete evidence. Instead there are multiple theories and people still argue between them. One theory is the moon is hallow and this changes everything we know about physics... But why do people think this could be true? Listen to uncover the mystery of the moon.

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