The Birth of the Moon
Mixed-media on Board
46"H x 48"W
Prevalent theory of the formation of the moon: âA planetesimal the size of Mars struck the earth, ejecting large volumes of matter. A disk of orbiting material was formed, and this matter eventually condensed to form the Moon in orbit around the Earth.â The myth of genesis has shifted to the paradigm of science ⦠Ah, but Gaea our mother, giving birth to Selene the moon, must have been a wondrous event in the mythical history of the cosmos.
46"H x 48"W
Prevalent theory of the formation of the moon: âA planetesimal the size of Mars struck the earth, ejecting large volumes of matter. A disk of orbiting material was formed, and this matter eventually condensed to form the Moon in orbit around the Earth.â The myth of genesis has shifted to the paradigm of science ⦠Ah, but Gaea our mother, giving birth to Selene the moon, must have been a wondrous event in the mythical history of the cosmos.