Theia's Collision With The Early Earth - Dry Or Wet Moon?

Rudolf Dvorak, Birgit Loibnegger, Christoph Burger, Thomas Maindl, Christoph Schäfer

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Abstract

Our study exist of three separated parts concerning the formation of the Moon due to a catastrophic collision of a Mars-sized body - often referred to as Theia - with the early Earth. The first one deals with planet-formation in the early Solar System, the second one with the dynamical evolution of the planets Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn and an additional planet (Theia) between Earth and Mars, and the third one with the proposed giant collision itself and its outcome concerning masses and water contents of the resulting bodies (or fragments), computed via Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) simulations.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWater in the Universe: From Clouds to Oceans
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2016
EventWater in the Universe: From Clouds to Oceans - ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Duration: 12 Apr 201615 Apr 2016
http://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/herschel/water-in-the-universe-from-clouds-to-oceans

Conference

ConferenceWater in the Universe: From Clouds to Oceans
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityNoordwijk
Period12/04/1615/04/16
Internet address

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

  • 103003 Astronomy
  • 103004 Astrophysics

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