Formation of Kuiper-belt binaries by dynamical friction and three-body encounters
Formation of Kuiper-belt binaries by dynamical friction and three-body encounters
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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The Kuiper belt is a disk of icy bodies that orbit the Sun beyond Neptune
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Formation of Kuiper-belt binaries by dynamical friction and three-body encounters
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_72754618
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_72754618
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0028-0836
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1476-4687
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10.1038/nature01227
