Origin of the moon from a circumterrestrial diskThe paper reveals the possibility that the moon could have formed from the long-term evolution of a circumterrestrial disk emplaced during the earth's final stages of formation. A model is presented which emphasizes silicate enrichment (or iron depletion) of lunar material within the disk. This model depends on the late-stage planetesimal population being dominated by small bodies.
Document ID
19870033373
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Weidenschilling, S. J. (Planetary Science Inst. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Greenberg, R. (Planetary Science Inst. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Chapman, C. R. (Planetary Science Inst. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Davis, D. R. (Planetary Science Inst. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Hartmann, W. K. (Planetary Science Institute Tucson, AZ, United States)