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In the current view of planet formation, the final assembly of the Earth involved giant collisions between proto-planets (>1000km radius), with the Moon formed as a result of one such impact. At this stage the colliding bodies had likely differentiated into a metallic core surrounded by a silicate mantle. During the Moon-forming impact, nearly all metal sank into the Earth's core. We investigate...
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