And it is probable, they say, that these double asteroid systems have been formed as a result of gravitational effects during close encounters with at least two of the inner planets, including Earth.
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"then we found that smaller comets were born in contacts between Venus and Mars, thus offering an explantion of the principle of the origin of the comets in the solar system..."
Epilogue
Facing Many Problems.
Worlds In Collision.
Author:
Immanuel Velikovsky.