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Collision Chains among the Terrestrial Planets. III. Formation of the Moon
Erik Asphaug, Alexandre Emsenhuber, Saverio Cambioni +2
In the canonical model of Moon formation, a Mars-sized protoplanet "Theia" collides with proto-Earth at close to their mutual escape velocity and a common impact angl…
astro-ph.EP2021★ 16 cited
Collision Chains among the Terrestrial Planets. II. An Asymmetry between Earth and Venus
Alexandre Emsenhuber, Erik Asphaug, Saverio Cambioni +2
During the late stage of terrestrial planet formation, hit-and-run collisions are about as common as accretionary mergers, for expected velocities and angles of giant impacts. Aver…