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The Capture Hypothesis of the Origin of the Moon

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At the conference Professor Urey gave an outline of those ideas which he had developed during the past few years which have a bearing on the origin of the Moon. Papers showing the development of these ideas are given in the bibliography appended to this abstract.

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Bibliography

  • Urey, H. C. (1958), “The Early History of the Solar System as Indicated by the Meteorites.” Hugo Müller Lecture, Proc. Chem. Soc., London, March 1958, p. 67.

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  1. Harold C. Urey
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  1. Smithsonian Institution, Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

    B. G. Marsden

  2. Institute for Space Studies, Goddard Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, New York, New York, USA

    A. G. W. Cameron

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Urey, H.C. (1966). The Capture Hypothesis of the Origin of the Moon. In: Marsden, B.G., Cameron, A.G.W. (eds) The Earth-Moon System. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8401-4_13

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