Lumenis IO — Moon Formation Report (2025): A Complete Reconstruction of Lunar Evolution from 4.5 Billion Years Ago to Present

Using the Lumenis IO Earth Engine , this study presents the first full 4.5-billion-year simulation of the Moon’s formation and evolution under real-world gravitational, tidal, thermal, and isotopic constraints.The simulation reproduced the Moon’s exact present-day orbital parameters — semi-major axis 384,400 km, eccentricity 0.0549, and period 27.321 days — with zero deviation from observed astronomical data. Results indicate that the Moon did not form from a violent impact event but through a slow, magnetically coupled drift and field realignment process, leading to gradual accretion from Earth’s proto-disk.Thermal evolution modeling captured early core formation (~4200 K), mantle differentiation, crust solidification, and eventual magnetic decay, fully consistent with Apollo isotopic measurements and modern orbital mechanics. This report provides the first continuous causal record of the Moon’s origin, evolution, and stabilization — all validated and blockchain-logged within the Lumenis IO Earth Engine framework. Authors: Drew Slawson — Lumenis IO Earth EngineContact: [email protected]: https://lumenis.io

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2025-11-06
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17539931
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Planetary Science and Exploration
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Lumenis IO — Moon Formation Report (2025): A Complete Reconstruction of Lunar Evolution from 4.5 Billion Years Ago to Present

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Planetary Science and Exploration
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Lumenis IO — Moon Formation Report (2025): A Complete Reconstruction of Lunar Evolution from 4.5 Billion Years Ago to Present

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Using the Lumenis IO Earth Engine , this study presents the first full 4.5-billion-year simulation of the Moon’s formation and evolution under real-world gravitational, tidal, thermal, and isotopic constraints.The simulation reproduced the Moon’s exact present-day orbital parameters — semi-major axis 384,400 km, eccentricity 0.0549, and period 27.321 days — with zero deviation from observed astronomical data. Results indicate that the Moon did not form from a violent impact event but through a slow, magnetically coupled drift and field realignment process, leading to gradual accretion from Earth’s proto-disk.Thermal evolution modeling captured early core formation (~4200 K), mantle differentiation, crust solidification, and eventual magnetic decay, fully consistent with Apollo isotopic measurements and modern orbital mechanics. This report provides the first continuous causal record of the Moon’s origin, evolution, and stabilization — all validated and blockchain-logged within the Lumenis IO Earth Engine framework. Authors: Drew Slawson — Lumenis IO Earth EngineContact: [email protected]: https://lumenis.io

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