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Earth System Processes - Global Meeting (June 24-28, 2001)

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THE PAST EARTH'S ROTATION AND ASTROMOMICAL CONSEQUENCES


ARBAB, A. I., Physics, Univ of Khartoum, University of Khartoum, Department of Physics, P.O. Box 321, Khartoum 11115, Sudan, Dept. of Physics, Faculty of Science, Omdurman Ahlia University, Omdurman, P.O. Box 786, Omdurman, SUDAN, Khartoum, 11115, Sudan, arbab64@hotmail.com

An evolutional model describing the past rotation of the earth-moon system is investigated. Data pertaining to the length of the day, month, year, .. in the past are obtained. The model has very interesting impacts to astronomy and paleontology. The model favors a late capture thoery for the origin of the moon rather than fission. Some cosmological parameters are evaluated according to these data and comapred with the observational ones. The model predicts the age of the universe to be 11 billion years.

Session No. 41--Booth# 0

T4. Critical Transitions in Earth History and Their Causes (Posters)
Wednesday, 27 June 2001: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM
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