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Formation of Planetary Embryos: Effects of Fragmentation, Low Relative Velocity, and Independent Variation of Eccentricity and Inclination
Icarus · 1993 · Vol. 106(1) · pp. 190–209
G. W. Wetherill✉(University of Colorado Boulder)G. R. Stewart(University of Colorado Boulder)
Astro and Planetary SciencePlanetary Science and ExplorationSpace Exploration and TechnologyPlanetesimalPhysicsAstrophysicsDragRelative velocityEccentricity (behavior)Fragmentation (computing)Solar SystemMechanicsClassical mechanics
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AstronomyExtraterrestrial EnvironmentGravitationMathematicsModels, TheoreticalPhysicsSolar SystemEvolution, PlanetaryAstronomical PhenomenaPhysical Phenomena
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