Origin of the Moon

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Research Article| December 01, 2023 Origin of the Moon Robin M. Canup; Robin M. Canup Planetary Sciences Directorate, Southwest Research Institute, 1050 Walnut Street, Boulder, CO 80302, U.S.A. [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Kevin Righter; Kevin Righter NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Mail Code X12, 2101 NASA Parkway Houston, TX 77058, U.S.A. [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Nicolas Dauphas; Nicolas Dauphas Department of the Geophysical Sciences and Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, 5734 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Kaveh Pahlevan; Kaveh Pahlevan Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Universe, SETI Institute, 189 Bernardo Ave., Mountain View, CA 94043, U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Matija Ćuk; Matija Ćuk Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Universe, SETI Institute, 189 Bernardo Ave., Mountain View, CA 94043, U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Simon J. Lock; Simon J. Lock Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Pasadena, CA 91125, U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Sarah T. Stewart; Sarah T. Stewart Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Davis, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616, U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Julien Salmon; Julien Salmon Space Studies Department, Southwest Research Institute, 1050 Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado, 80302 U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Raluca Rufu; Raluca Rufu Space Studies Department, Southwest Research Institute, 1050 Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado, 80302 U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Miki Nakajima; Miki Nakajima Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, 227 Hutchison Hall, Rochester, NY 14627, U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Tomáš Magna Tomáš Magna Czech Geological Survey, Klárov 3 118 21 Prague 1, Czech Republic Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Robin M. Canup Planetary Sciences Directorate, Southwest Research Institute, 1050 Walnut Street, Boulder, CO 80302, U.S.A. Kevin Righter NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Mail Code X12, 2101 NASA Parkway Houston, TX 77058, U.S.A. Nicolas Dauphas Department of the Geophysical Sciences and Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, 5734 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, U.S.A. Kaveh Pahlevan Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Universe, SETI Institute, 189 Bernardo Ave., Mountain View, CA 94043, U.S.A. Matija Ćuk Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Universe, SETI Institute, 189 Bernardo Ave., Mountain View, CA 94043, U.S.A. Simon J. Lock Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Pasadena, CA 91125, U.S.A. Sarah T. Stewart Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Davis, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616, U.S.A. Julien Salmon Space Studies Department, Southwest Research Institute, 1050 Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado, 80302 U.S.A. Raluca Rufu Space Studies Department, Southwest Research Institute, 1050 Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado, 80302 U.S.A. Miki Nakajima Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, 227 Hutchison Hall, Rochester, NY 14627, U.S.A. Tomáš Magna Czech Geological Survey, Klárov 3 118 21 Prague 1, Czech Republic [email protected] [email protected] Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 04 Dec 2023 Copyright © 2023 by the Mineralogical Society of AmericaMineralogical Society of America Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry (2023) 89 (1): 53–102. https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2023.89.02 Article history First Online: 04 Dec 2023 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Robin M. Canup, Kevin Righter, Nicolas Dauphas, Kaveh Pahlevan, Matija Ćuk, Simon J. Lock, Sarah T. Stewart, Julien Salmon, Raluca Rufu, Miki Nakajima, Tomáš Magna; Origin of the Moon. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 2023;; 89 (1): 53–102. doi: https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2023.89.02 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyReviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Search Advanced Search The Earth–Moon system is unusual in several respects. The Moon is roughly ¼ the radius of the Earth—a larger satellite-to-planet size ratio than all known satellites other than Pluto's Charon. The Moon has a tiny core, perhaps with only ~1% of its mass, in contrast to Earth whose core contains nearly 30% of its mass. The Earth–Moon system has a high total angular momentum, implying a rapidly spinning Earth when the Moon formed. In addition, the early Moon was hot and at least partially molten with a deep magma ocean. Identification of a model for lunar origin that can satisfactorily... 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