Dec 2004
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004agufm.p32a..07c&link_type=abstract
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2004, abstract #P32A-07
Physics
5749 Origin And Evolution, 6207 Comparative Planetology, 6218 Jovian Satellites, 6270 Pluto And Satellites, 6280 Saturnian Satellites
Scientific paper
The multitude of satellites in our solar system suggests that satellite formation was a natural byproduct of planet formation. Several processes appear promising candidates for producing large satellites or satellite systems. The Moon is thought to have resulted from what was perhaps the largest impact of Earth's accretion, and a giant collision may have also led to the formation of the Pluto-Charon system. The large regular outer planetary satellites are believed to have co-formed with their parent planets, with satellites accumulating within circumplanetary accretion disks during the final stages of their planet's own growth. Recent work on satellite formation and its potential implications for planet formation processes will be presented. Support from NASA and NSF is gratefully acknowledged.
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