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Why no orbital resonances among the satellites of Uranus?Most of the orbital resonances among the satellites of the major planets are thought to be assembled by differential tidal expansion of their orbits. Why this has not occurred for the Uranus system can be investigated by determining the resonances which would be encountered for various values of Uranus' tidal effective Q. The comparison and the possible escape of Ariel-Umbriel from the 5:3 resonance mean that it is not unreasonable that no orbital resonances are found among these satellites.
Document ID
19870013918
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other
Authors
Peale, S. J. (California Univ. Santa Barbara, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 5, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1987
Publication Information
Publication: NASA, Washington, Reports of Planetary Geology and Geophysics Program, 1986
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
87N23351
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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