Simulations of a late lunar-forming impact

Icarus

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 433-456

  Canup, Robin M ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Formation; Impact processes; Moon; Planetary formation; Satellites

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842865625     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2003.09.028     Document Type: Article

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