The impact would have released enough energy to liquefy both the ejecta and the Earth's crust, forming a magma ocean. The liquefied ejecta could have then re-accreted into the Earth–Moon system. The newly formed Moon would have had its own magma ocean; its depth is estimated from about to .
The impact would have released enough energy to liquefy both the ejecta and the Earth's crust forming a magma ocean The liquefied ejecta could have then re-accreted into the Earth–Moon system The newly formed Moon would have had its own magma ocean; its depth is estimated from about to 