The late heavy bombardment
Heavily cratered surfaces on the Moon, Mars, and Mercury show that the terrestrial planets
were battered by an intense bombardment during their first billion years or more, but the …
were battered by an intense bombardment during their first billion years or more, but the …
The constitution and structure of the lunar interior
The current state of understanding of the lunar interior is the sum of nearly four decades of
work and a range of exploration programs spanning that same time period. Missions of the …
work and a range of exploration programs spanning that same time period. Missions of the …
The timeline of the lunar bombardment: Revisited
The timeline of the lunar bombardment in the first Gy of Solar System history remains
unclear. Basin-forming impacts (eg Imbrium, Orientale), occurred 3.9–3.7 Gy ago, ie 600 …
unclear. Basin-forming impacts (eg Imbrium, Orientale), occurred 3.9–3.7 Gy ago, ie 600 …
Cratering records in the inner solar system in relation to the lunar reference system
G Neukum, BA Ivanov, WK Hartmann - … of Mars: Proceedings of an ISSI …, 2001 - Springer
The well investigated size-frequency distributions (SFD) for lunar craters is used to estimate
the SFD for projectiles which formed craters on terrestrial planets and on asteroids. The …
the SFD for projectiles which formed craters on terrestrial planets and on asteroids. The …
Cometary origin of the zodiacal cloud and carbonaceous micrometeorites. Implications for hot debris disks
The zodiacal cloud is a thick circumsolar disk of small debris particles produced by asteroid
collisions and comets. Their relative contribution and how particles of different sizes …
collisions and comets. Their relative contribution and how particles of different sizes …
Statistical study of the early solar system's instability with four, five, and six giant planets
D Nesvorný, A Morbidelli - The Astronomical Journal, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
Several properties of the solar system, including the wide radial spacing and orbital
eccentricities of giant planets, can be explained if the early solar system evolved through a …
eccentricities of giant planets, can be explained if the early solar system evolved through a …
Highly siderophile element composition of the Earth's primitive upper mantle: constraints from new data on peridotite massifs and xenoliths
Osmium, Ru, Ir, Pt, Pd and Re abundances and 187Os/188Os data on peridotites were
determined using improved analytical techniques in order to precisely constrain the highly …
determined using improved analytical techniques in order to precisely constrain the highly …
The fossilized size distribution of the main asteroid belt
Planet formation models suggest the primordial main belt experienced a short but intense
period of collisional evolution shortly after the formation of planetary embryos. This period is …
period of collisional evolution shortly after the formation of planetary embryos. This period is …
Nonuniform cratering of the Moon and a revised crater chronology of the inner Solar System
M Le Feuvre, MA Wieczorek - Icarus, 2011 - Elsevier
We model the cratering of the Moon and terrestrial planets from the present knowledge of
the orbital and size distribution of asteroids and comets in the inner Solar System, in order to …
the orbital and size distribution of asteroids and comets in the inner Solar System, in order to …
The faint young Sun problem
G Feulner - Reviews of Geophysics, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
For more than four decades, scientists have been trying to find an answer to one of the most
fundamental questions in paleoclimatology, the “faint young Sun problem.” For the early …
fundamental questions in paleoclimatology, the “faint young Sun problem.” For the early …