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Canup, Robin M. |
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Southwest Research Institute |
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Geophysics |
 Election Citation
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Canup is a leader in the theory of planetary satellite formation. The most significant accomplishments are the quantitative assessment of the conditions under which Earth's moon formed through a giant impact, and theoretical models for the formation of the giant planet satellite systems and the Pluto-Charon system. |
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Research Interests
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Moon origin and early evolution; satellite formation; compact exoplanetary system formation; giant impacts. |
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