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Venus's slow spin drags simulated moons down into the planet
Stephen Kane let hypothetical moons evolve around a Venus that turns once every 243 Earth days, and in most runs they spiralled inward and hit the planet. He says Venus needed no catastrophe to end up moonless.
Publishers:sciencedaily.com
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