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astro-ph.EP2012★ 1 cited
A New Disintegrative Capture Theory for the Origin of the Moon
Peter D. Noerdlinger
The object that resulted in the creation of the Moon started in the same orbital path as Earth around the Sun, but at Earth's L4. This proto-Moon (PM) was 4 times less massive than…
astro-ph2008★ 31 cited
Solar Mass Loss, the Astronomical Unit, and the Scale of the Solar System
Peter D. Noerdlinger
The radiative and particulate loss of mass by the Sun, -9.13*10^-14 Solar masses per year or more causes the orbits of the planets to expand at the same rate, and their periods to…