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April 13, 2026Moscow University Physics Bulletin0 citations

Exchange of Ejected Bodies between the Terrestrial Planets and the Moon

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SIS. I. IpatovRussian Academy of Sciences

Key Points

  • The research investigates the orbital dynamics of bodies ejected from terrestrial planets and their collision probabilities with these planets and the Moon.
  • Studied orbital evolution of ejected bodies from Earth, Moon, Mercury, Mars, and Venus.
  • Calculated probabilities of collisions with planets and the Moon.
  • Analyzed effects of ejection velocities, angles, and points.
  • Collision probabilities with Earth were between 0.2–0.3 for bodies ejected from Earth.
  • Probabilities for bodies from Mars were 0.1–0.2, while for Venus they were 0.04–0.2.
  • Collisions of ejected bodies with the Moon were 15–30 times less probable than with Earth.

Abstract

Orbital evolution of bodies ejected from the Earth, Moon, Mercury, Mars, and Venus was studied, and the probabilities of collisions of the ejected bodies with planets and the Moon were calculated. The probabilities depended on ejection velocities, ejection angles, and points of ejection. The fraction of bodies collided with the Earth was mainly about 0.2–0.3, 0.1–0.2, 0.04–0.2 for bodies ejected from the Earth, Mars, and Venus, respectively. The probabilities of collisions of bodies ejected from the terrestrial planets with the Moon that moved in its present orbit were about 15–30 times less than the probabilities of their collisions with the Earth. The probabilities of collisions of bodies with planets ejected from the Moon were similar to those ejected from the Earth, but for different ejection velocities.

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S. I. Ipatov (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dc87ea3afacbeac03e9fa9https://doi.org/10.3103/s0027134925701279
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