Sentences with phrase «small moons likely»

Sophisticated computer modeling indicates Mars» two small moons likely formed as the result of a relatively modest - size impactor, not a much larger body as previously theorized.

Not exact matches

«After spending the last two years tagging Nassau grouper in The Bahamas during their full moon aggregations, we documented the likely extirpation of an important spawning aggregation at High Cay, a small island off the east coast of Andros in The Bahamas, which had most likely existed for decades,» said Dr. Chuck Knapp, vice president of conservation research at Shedd Aquarium.

The MBC also relies on the use of NASA's Deep Space Gateway at the moon, which is likely to be a small orbiting space station.

«So, as well as the rings, it's likely that Chariklo has at least one small moon still waiting to be discovered,» adds Felipe Braga Ribas.

«It's likely that small moons formed through the process could cross orbits, collide and merge,» said lead author Prof. Rufo.

Although the probes will strike an area of the moon that's dark at the time and visible from Earth, it's not likely that backyard astronomers will be able to observe anything because the craft are small and their fuel tanks will be empty, researchers say.

Forming stars, planets, moons, or meteoroids by capturing18 smaller orbiting bodies is far more difficult than most people realize.19 However, if gases are inside these spheres, capture becomes more likely, and the more particles captured, the larger the sphere of influence becomes.

For example, a large impact would create an enormous disk of debris, and while this would feed the creation of more massive moons, smaller bodies would likely be unable to coalesce.

Likely visible from the moon, the fat oval exhaust tips — typical for an RS model from Audi - appear to be covering a similar set of smaller tips.