Orbit-Orbit Resonance Capture in the Solar System
- 17 November 1972
- journal article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 178 (4062) , 747-749
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.178.4062.747
Abstract
A realistic model involving mutual gravitation and tidal dissipation for the first time provides a detailed explanation for satellite orbit-orbit resonance capture. Although applying directly only to Saturn's satellites Titan and Hyperion, the model reveals general principles of resonance capture, evolution, and stability which seem applicable to other orbit-orbit resonances in the solar system.Keywords
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