Objects escaping the Moon can reach Earth through orbital mechanics and gravitational perturbations
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SUPPORTED
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Orbital mechanics and numerical simulations confirm that material escaping the Moon can be dynamically transported to Earth and its surrounding orbital environment.
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Lunar ejecta origin of near-Earth asteroid Kamo’oalewa is compatible with rare orbital pathways
2023 · cited by 24
Simulations demonstrate that debris and ejecta escaping the lunar surface can overcome dynamical barriers to enter Earth's co-orbital space and reach orbits similar to near-Earth asteroids.
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Orbital Evolution of the Lunar Ejecta
1996 · cited by 2
Numerical simulations of the orbital evolution of lunar ejecta show that particles escaping the Moon travel near the Earth and maintain an isotropic flux in Earth's vicinity.