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With Amirhossein Bagheri, Amir Khan, and other colleagues, Michael Efroimsky co-authored a theory explaining the origin and orbital evolution of Phobos and Deimos, the satellites of Mars. [1] According to this theory, Phobos and Deimos are remnants of a common progenitor, a larger protomoon destroyed by a collision with a planetesimal. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.69.181.95 (talk) 18:46, 16 March 2021 (UTC)
In 2024, Michael Efroimsky published a paper outlining the hypothesis to explain the unique shape of Mars. He suggested that the high triaxiality of this planet is due to a long-lost moon, which was synchronous, i.e., residing above the same point of the Martial equator. Efroimsky christened it Nerio.
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He demonstrated that if Nerio were large enough, perhaps a third the size of our Moon, its gravitational pull on the young and still soft Mars was sufficient to create an asymmetric tidal bulge, which later fossilised and made the equator noncircular, resulting in the planet's triaxial shape. Efroimsky also hypothesised that the tips of that bulge were more prone to subsequent volcanic and tectonic activity than the rest of the Martian surface, leading to the development of both Tharsis and the highlands on the side opposite to it.
Michael Efroimsky is also known for his translations from classical Russian poetry.[3] [4]
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A. Bagheri, A. Khan, M. Efroimsky, M. Kruglyakov, and D. Giardini (22 February 2021). "Dynamical evidence for Phobos and Deimos as remnants of a disrupted common progenitor ". Nature Astronomy.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ M. Efroimsky (17 October 2024). "A Synchronous Moon as a Possible Cause of Mars' Initial Triaxiality". Journal of Geophysical Research. Planets. 129: E2023JE008277.
- ^ Efroimsky, Michael (October 2018). "Translations from classical Russian poetry. Three poems by Osip Mandelstam". Delos: A Journal of Translation and World Literature. 33 (2): 202–209.
- ^ Efroimsky, Michael (October 2018). "Translations from classical Russian poetry. Two poems by Joseph Brodsky". Delos: A Journal of Translation and World Literature. 33 (2): 210–218.