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The origin of the Moon and the single-impact hypothesis III
Icarus · 1989 · Vol. 81(1) · pp. 113–131
W. Benz✉(Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian)A. G. W. Cameron(Harvard University)H. J. Melosh(University of Arizona)
Fluid Dynamics Simulations and InteractionsAstro and Planetary SciencePlanetary Science and ExplorationEquation of stateOrbit (dynamics)ICARUSPhysicsMechanicsClassical mechanicsAstronomyAerospace engineeringThermodynamics
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AstronomyComputer SimulationGravitationIronMathematicsModels, TheoreticalTemperatureThermodynamicsMoonSolar SystemEarth, PlanetMeteoroidsEvolution, PlanetaryAstronomical Phenomena
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