2 papers
astro-ph.EP2023
Atmospheric loss in giant impacts depends on pre-impact surface conditions
Simon J. Lock, Sarah T. Stewart
Earth likely acquired much of its inventory of volatile elements during the main stage of its formation. Some of Earth's proto-atmosphere must therefore have survived the giant imp…
astro-ph.EP2023
Sesquinary Catastrophe For Close-In Moons with Dynamically Excited Orbits
Matija Ćuk, Douglas P. Hamilton, David A. Minton +1
We identify a new mechanism that can lead to the destruction of small, close-in planetary satellites. If a small moon close to the planet has a sizable eccentricity and inclination…