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Did Thomas Gold work in geophysics?

  • Yes

  • No

  • He conducted a few studies

  • Geophysics was not his main area

Answer

Thomas Gold was a geophysicist who studied the formation of the Earth and the Moon. He proposed Theory that the Moon was formed when a Mars-sized body collided with the Earth, and that the Earth's core was formed from the same material as the Moon. Gold also studied the origin of the solar system and the evolution of the Earth's atmosphere.
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