Formation of Regular Satellites from Ancient Massive Rings in the Solar System
Formation of Regular Satellites from Ancient Massive Rings in the Solar System
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Crida, A. and Charnoz, S.
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Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science
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English
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Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science
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When a planetary tidal disk—like Saturn's rings—spreads beyond the Roche radius (inside which planetary tides prevent aggregation), satellites form and migrate away. Here, we show that most regular satellites in the solar system probably formed in this way. According to our analytical model, when the spreading is slow, a retinue of satellites appea...
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Formation of Regular Satellites from Ancient Massive Rings in the Solar System
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TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_00779116v1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_00779116v1
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0036-8075
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1095-9203
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10.1126/science.1226477
