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Hypothesis of Lunar Reorientation Induced by a Large Impactor
  • Elio Quiroga Rodriguez
Elio Quiroga Rodriguez
Universidad del Atlantico Medio

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Abstract

The rotational reorientation of the Moon, a phenomenon that has left its mark on the Moon’s geological configuration, has been studied in light of the large impacts that occurred on its surface during its early evolution. This work investigates the possibility that a single impact from a massive object, similar to those described on other celestial bodies in the solar system, may have caused a significant redistribution of lunar mass at an early stage in its history. This redistribution would have led to and promoted its rotational reorientation and its current state of tidal locking with Earth. Such an event would not only have altered the Moon’s rotational orientation but also affected the distribution of craters and tectonic structures on its surface
30 Oct 2024Submitted to ESS Open Archive
01 Nov 2024Published in ESS Open Archive