Publications

Published articles

3. The origin of the Moon within a terrestrial synestia
   Lock, S. J., S. T. Stewart, M. I. Petaev, Z. M. Leinhardt, M. T. Mace, S. B. Jacobsen and M. Ćuk. JGR: Planets, accepted. ArXiv preprint
2. The structure of terrestrial bodies: Impact heating, corotation limits and synestias
   Lock, S. J. and S. T. Stewart. JGR: Planets, 122, pp 950-982, doi:10.1002/2016JE005239, 2017. ArXiv preprint
1. Tidal evolution of the Moon from a high-obliquity, high-angular-momentum Earth
   Ćuk, M., D. Hamilton, Lock, S. J. and S. T. Stewart. Nature 539, pp402-406, doi:10.1038/nature19846, 2016.

In progress

1. Mars as a remnant planetary embryo that survived the giant impact phase
   E. V. Quintana, T. Barclay, S. J. Lock, S. T. Stewart, J. E. Chambers, J. J. Lissauer. Submitted.

2. Recovery of Earth after the Moon forming impact: Increasing the pressure
   Lock, S. J., S. T. Stewart and S. Mukhopadhyay. In prep.

3. Recovery of Earth after the Moon forming impact: Accounting for the energy
   Lock, S. J., S. T. Stewart and M. Ćuk. In prep.

4. Atmospheric loss by giant impacts: A stochastic process in planet formation
   Lock, S. J., S. T. Stewart and S. Mukhopadhyay. In prep.

Other publications

1. A new theory of how the Moon formed.
   Lock, S. J. Scientific American, 2017.

Selected conference proceedings

7. A new model for lunar origin: Equilibration with Earth beyond the hot spin stability limit
   Lock, S. J., S. T. Stewart, M. I. Petaev, Z. M. Leinhardt, M. T. Mace, S. B. Jacobsen and M. Ćuk. Lunar & Planet. Sci. Conf. 47, Abs. 2881, 2016
6. A hot spin stability limit for terrestrial planets
   Lock, S. J. and S. T. Stewart. Lunar & Planet. Sci. Conf. 47, Abs. 2856, 2016
5. Lunar origin beyond the hot spin stability limit: Stable isotopic fractionation
   Huang, S., M. I. Petaev, W. Wang, S. J. Lock, Z. Wu, S. T. Stewart and S. B. Jacobsen. Lunar & Planet. Sci. Conf. 47, Abs. 2261, 2016
4. Partial atmospheric loss and partial mantle melting during the giant impact stage of planet formation
   Stewart, S. T., S. J. Lock and S. Mukhopadhyay. AGU Fall Meeting, Abs. P44A-06, 2014
3. Was the atmosphere lost during the Moon-forming giant impact?
   Lock, S. J., S. T. Stewart and S. Mukhopadhyay. Lunar & Planet. Sci. Conf. 45, Abs. 2843, 2014
2. Atmospheric loss and volatile fractionation during giant impacts
   Stewart, S. T., S. J. Lock and S. Mukhopadhyay. Lunar & Planet. Sci. Conf. 45, Abs. 2869, 2014
1. Atmospheric loss during high angular momentum giant impacts
   Lock, S. J. and S. T. Stewart. Lunar & Planet. Sci. Conf. 44, Abs. 2608, 2013