Abstract
The rotational reorientation of the Moon, a phenomenon that has left its
mark on the Moon’s
geological configuration, has been studied in light of the large impacts
that occurred on its surface
during its early evolution. This work investigates the possibility that
a single impact from a massive
object, similar to those described on other celestial bodies in the
solar system, may have caused a
significant redistribution of lunar mass at an early stage in its
history. This redistribution would
have led to and promoted its rotational reorientation and its current
state of tidal locking with Earth.
Such an event would not only have altered the Moon’s rotational
orientation but also affected the
distribution of craters and tectonic structures on its surface