Did Uranus' regular moons form via a rocky giant impactor?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2021.114842
Abstract: The formation of Uranus’ regular moons has been suggested to be linked to the origin of its enormous spin axial tilt (~98). A giant impact between proto-Uranus and a 2-3 MEarth impactor could lead to… read more here.
Keywords: system; giant impact; uranus regular; impactor ... See more keywords