The Lunar Inclination as a Monitor of Late Stage Terrestrial Accretion
Abstract
We have identified a mechanism that can naturally reproduce the lunar orbital excitation and sets direct constraints on the number and mass of remnant bodies in the terrestrial planet region at the time of the Moon-forming giant impact.
- Publication:
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Early Solar System Impact Bombardment III
- Pub Date:
- February 2015
- Bibcode:
- 2015LPICo1826.3041P