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According to the giant-impact hypothesis, Earth was hit by Theia billions of years ago to form the moon. Did this leave a "hole" in the earth? If so how did earth or even what is now the moon regenerate into their spherical shape?

by /u/gustavfrigolit in /r/askscience

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