Where did the moon come from?

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1724-1745

  Belbruno, Edward ^a   Gott III, J Richard ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accretion, accretion disks; Celestial mechanics; Methods: analytical; Methods: n body simulations; Moon; Planets and satellites: formation

Indexed keywords

EID: 18444400861     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/427539     Document Type: Article

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