Title of article
A hit-and-run giant impact scenario
Author/Authors
Reufer، نويسنده , , Andreas H. Meier، نويسنده , , Matthias M.M. and Benz، نويسنده , , Willy and Wieler، نويسنده , , Rainer، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2012
Pages
4
From page
296
To page
299
Abstract
The formation of the Moon from the debris of a slow and grazing giant impact of a Mars-sized impactor on the proto-Earth (Cameron and Ward [1976]. Lunar Planet. Sci. Conf.; Canup and Asphaug [2001]. Nature 412, 708) is widely accepted today. We present an alternative scenario with a hit-and-run collision (Asphaug [2010]. Chem. Erde 70, 199) with a fractionally increased impact velocity and a steeper impact angle.
Keywords
satellites , Formation , moon , Collisional physics
Journal title
Icarus
Serial Year
2012
Journal title
Icarus
Record number
2379322
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