Questions tagged [theia]

Early Planetary object based on the Giant Impact Hypothesis which collided with early earth about 4 Billion years ago.

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Was Theia not a Kuiper Belt Object?

Was Theia not a Kuiper Belt Object? I assume most water is lost during formation of terrestrial planets in the habitable zone, and is subsequently replenished with comets or (if you're lucky) KBO/ice moons. Is this accurate? So Theia was a KBO,…
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