The Moon’s composition has been estimated based on analyses of numerous lunar rock and soil samples collected from the Apollo missions. However, samples were collected at a limited number of places on the Moon, with none from the mantle. Therefore, the data for the Moon is not as accurate as it is for Earth. The table compares the amount of the top few elements in the crust and mantle of the Earth and Moon.
How do the compositional differences between Earth and the Moon support the giant impact hypothesis? Consider the angle of impact as simulated on page 2.