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Solar system: Interplanetary kidnap.

Authors :
Morbidelli, Alessandro
Source :
Nature. 5/11/2006, Vol. 441 Issue 7090, p162-163. 2p. 1 Diagram.
Publication Year :
2006

Abstract

The article focuses on the proposed model for the capture of Triton which will become a mainstay for models of the origin of irregular satellites. The capture mechanism requires that their orbital velocity inside the binary is large enough to cancel out a substantial fraction of the velocity of the binary barycenter.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00280836
Volume :
441
Issue :
7090
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Nature
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
20845436
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/441162a