Making More Terrestrial Planets
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J.E. Chambers
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Article
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2001
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Elsevier Science
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English
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The results of 16 new 3D N-body simulations of the final stage of the formation of the terrestrial planets are presented. These Nbody integrations begin with 150-160 lunar-to-Mars size planetary embryos, with semi-major axes 0.3 < a < 2.0 AU, and include perturbations from Jupiter and Saturn. Two in