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General Category => Astronomy & Science => Topic started by: Naru523 on October 27, 2009, 07:55:32 PM

Title: Formation of the Moon
Post by: Naru523 on October 27, 2009, 07:55:32 PM

We investigate the evolution of a circumterrestrial disk of debris generated by a giant impact on the earth and the characteristics of the moon accreted from the disk by using high-resolution N-body simulation. We find that in most cases the disk evolution results in the formation of a single large moon on a nearly non-inclined circular orbit outside the Roche limit, which is consistent with the previous work by Ida et al.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sr-MriOCzw&feature=related

Title: Re: Formation of the Moon
Post by: SuperNova on October 29, 2009, 02:24:26 PM

DAN!!! look at 00:53!
a impact must look like that in US!!

Title: Re: Formation of the Moon
Post by: witold on October 29, 2009, 03:14:53 PM

Dan need POWERFULL computer to that impacts