Tidal Dissipation in Binaries of Asteroid Pairs
Abstract
We constrain the tidal dissipation in binary systems within asteroid pairs. Tidal despinning and circularization gives upper bounds on Q/k2 for most secondaries, lower bounds for most primaries, and a possible range for a secondary of (3749) Balam.
- Publication:
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52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
- Pub Date:
- March 2021
- Bibcode:
- 2021LPI....52.2202P