Constraints on the source of lunar cataclysm impactors

2009/12/29 by Matija Ćuk, Brett J. Gladman, Sarah T. Stewart · 4 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Geology and Paleoclimatology Research #Planetary Science and Exploration

paper · doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2009.12.013

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Citations

• The geologic history of the Moon
• The Yarkovsky-driven origin of near-Earth asteroids
• Megaregolith evolution and cratering cataclysm models—Lunar cataclysm as a misconception (28 years later)
• Origin of the cataclysmic Late Heavy Bombardment period of the terrestrial planets
• Can planetesimals left over from terrestrial planet formation produce the lunar Late Heavy Bombardment?
• Isotopic evidence for a terminal lunar cataclysm
• Linking the collisional history of the main asteroid belt to its dynamical excitation and depletion
• Origin of the orbital architecture of the giant planets of the Solar System

Cited by

• Lunar impact basins: Stratigraphy, sequence and ages from superposed impact crater populations measured from Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) data
• Chronology and sources of lunar impact bombardment
• CONSOLIDATING AND CRUSHING EXOPLANETS: DID IT HAPPEN HERE?
• Late Heavy Bombardment [wikipedia]