Origin of the cataclysmic Late Heavy Bombardment period of the terrestrial planets

2005/05/01 by R. Gomes, R. S. Gomes, Harold F. Levison +4 · 25 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Geology and Paleoclimatology Research #Planetary Science and Exploration

paper · doi:10.1038/nature03676

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