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If the mass of the Earth was not considerably larger than at present, the pre-capture orbit of the Moon was in the range 0.9–1.1 A.U. Capture occurred within several 108 years after formation of the Moon.
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Horedt, G. Pre-capture orbits of the moon. The Moon 15, 439–443 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00562251
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