Gigantic asteroid impact shifted the axis of solar system's biggest moon, study finds

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Gigantic asteroid impact shifted the axis of solar system's biggest moon, study finds
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Around 4 billion years ago, an asteroid hit the Jupiter moon Ganymede.

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