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Evolution of satellite resonances by tidal dissipation.Analysis of a realistic model shows how satellites' gravitational interaction can halt their differential tidal evolution when resonant commensurabilities of their orbital periods are reached. The success of this study lends support to the hypothesis that orbit-orbit resonances among satellites in the solar system, including the Titan-Hyperion case, did evolve as a result of tidal energy dissipation. Consideration of the time scale for this evolution process, possible now that the capture mechanism has been revealed, can offer more sophisticated constraints on the tidal dissipation function, Q, and on past orbital conditions.
Document ID
19730047148
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Greenberg, R.
(Arizona, University Tucson, Ariz., United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1973
Publication Information
Publication: Astronomical Journal
Volume: 78
Subject Category
Space Sciences
Accession Number
73A31950
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGR-22-009-626
Distribution Limits
Public
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