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Origin of compact exoplanetary systems during disk infall
Raluca Rufu, Robin M. Canup
Exoplanetary systems that contain multiple planets on short-period orbits appear to be prevalent in the current observed exoplanetary population, yet the processes that give rise t…
Co-accretion + giant impact origin of the Uranus system: Tilting Impact
Raluca Rufu, Robin M. Canup
The origin of the Uranian satellite system remains uncertain. The four major satellites have nearly circular, co-planar orbits and the ratio of the satellite system and planetary m…
The influence of Equation of State on impact dynamics between Pluto-like bodies
Yonatan Shimoni, Oded Aharonson, Raluca Rufu
Impacts between planetary-sized bodies can explain the origin of satellites orbiting large (~km) trans-Neptunian objects. Their water rich composition, along with the comple…
Origin of the Moon
Robin M. Canup, Kevin Righter, Nicolas Dauphas +8
The Earth-Moon system is unusual in several respects. The Moon is roughly 1/4 the radius of the Earth - a larger satellite-to-planet size ratio than all known satellites other than…
Tidal Evolution of the Evection Resonance/Quasi-Resonance and the Angular Momentum of the Earth-Moon System
Raluca Rufu, Robin M. Canup
Forming the Moon by a high-angular momentum impact may explain the Earth-Moon isotopic similarities, however, the post-impact angular momentum needs to be reduced by a factor of 2…
Analytical Model for the Tidal Evolution of the Evection Resonance and the Timing of Resonance Escape
William R. Ward, Robin M. Canup, Raluca Rufu
A high-angular momentum giant impact with the Earth can produce a Moon with a silicate isotopic composition nearly identical to that of Earth's mantle, consistent with observations…
Impact Dynamics of Moons Within a Planetary Potential
Raluca Rufu, Oded Aharonson
Current lunar origin scenarios suggest that Earth's Moon may have resulted from the merger of two (or more) smaller moonlets. Dynamical studies of multiple moons find that these sa…
Multiple Impact Origin for the Moon
Raluca Rufu, Oded Aharonson, Hagai B. Perets
The hypothesis of lunar origin by a single giant impact can explain some aspects of the Earth-Moon system. However, it is difficult to reconcile giant impact models with the compos…
Triton's Evolution with a Primordial Neptunian Satellite System
Raluca Rufu, Robin M. Canup
The Neptunian satellite system is unusual. The major satellites of Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus are all in prograde, low-inclination orbits. Neptune on the other hand, has the fewes…