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astro-ph.EP2025
No dilute core produced in simulations of giant impacts on to Jupiter
T. D. Sandnes, V. R. Eke, J. A. Kegerreis +2
A giant impact has been proposed as a possible formation mechanism for Jupiter's dilute core -- the planet's inferred internal structure in which the transition between its core of…
astro-ph.EP2024
Origin of Mars's moons by disruptive partial capture of an asteroid
Jacob A. Kegerreis, Jack J. Lissauer, Vincent R. Eke +2
The origin of Mars's small moons, Phobos and Deimos, remains unknown. They are typically thought either to be captured asteroids or to have accreted from a debris disk produced by…