Can mercury be Theia?

It just seems to me that it is possible, however remotely, that Mercury might be the the object, that is referred to as Theia. Especially after reading of the discoveries that were made by the instruments on the Messenger probe. It is claimed that the mantle and crust of Mercury are missing, leaving the exposed core.

Are we inside the Earth or outside?

Originally Answered: Do we live inside or outside the Earth? We neither live inside, not outside the Earth. We live on the surface of the Earth. Inside the Earth, their is molten rock and metal.

Who is RHEA the Titan?

A daughter of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea, Rhea was a Titan. She married her brother Cronus, who, warned that one of his children was fated to overthrow him, swallowed his children Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Poseidon soon after they were born.

Who are theias parents?

Gaia
Uranus
Theia/Parents

When did the protoplanet Theia hit Earth?

This jives with the Giant Impact Hypothesis, which estimates that the protoplanet impact would have happened about 4.5 billion years ago. Fast forward to 2021, and we’ve got the first real evidence for the existence of Theia, the protoplanet that struck our nascent Earth.

How fast did Theia travel when it hit Earth?

Theia was eventually perturbed away from that relationship by the gravitational influence of Jupiter and/or Venus, resulting in a collision between Theia and Earth. Computer simulations suggest that Theia was traveling no faster than 4 km/s (8,900 mph) when it struck Earth at an estimated 45 degree angle.

What is Theia (planet)?

Theia (planet) According to the hypothesis, Theia was an Earth trojan about the size of Mars, with a diameter of about 6,102 km (3,792 miles). Geologist Edward Young of the University of California, Los Angeles, drawing on an analysis of rocks collected by Apollo missions 12, 15, and 17, proposes that Theia collided head-on with Earth,…

What is the hypothesis of Theia and Earth?

An artist’s depiction of the hypothetical impact of a planet like Theia and the Earth. Theia (/ˈθiːə/) is a hypothesized ancient planet in the early Solar System that, according to the ‘giant-impact hypothesis’, collided with Gaia (the early Earth) around 4.5 billion years ago.