The eccentricity and inclination acquired by a satellite during its recoil from a disk interior to the Roche limit are estimated. Possible implications for the early history of the Earth-Moon system are discussed.


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    Title :

    Satellite Recoil from a Circumplanetary Disk


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    Publication date :

    2000-03-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

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    Language :

    English




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