Origin of the Earth and Moon
<p>According to the giant impact hypothesis, the Moon formed from a disk created by an impact between the proto-Earth and an impactor. Three major models for this hypothesis are (a) standard model: a Mars-sized impactor hit the Earth; (b) fast-spinning Earth model: a small impactor hit a rapid...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Others |
| Published: |
2016
|
| Online Access: | https://thesis.library.caltech.edu/9790/1/Nakajima2016.pdf Nakajima, Miki (2016) Origin of the Earth and Moon. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9D798C0. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05272016-122421111 <https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05272016-122421111> |
Internet
https://thesis.library.caltech.edu/9790/1/Nakajima2016.pdfNakajima, Miki (2016) Origin of the Earth and Moon. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9D798C0. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05272016-122421111 <https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05272016-122421111>