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New Integrals of Motion and the Orbital History of the Moon

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The theory that the Moon was captured by the Earth seems as probable as the theory that the two bodies were formed at the same time, according to current ideas.

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GOUDAS, C. New Integrals of Motion and the Orbital History of the Moon. Nature 218, 726–728 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/218726a0

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