The movement of small particulate matter in the early solar system and the formation of satellites.
Abstract
The motions of the abundant small particulate matter in the early solar system are discussed. The effects of gas drag and resonance effects of perturbing forces could have led to accretion and differentiation of the matter. The composition of the moon and the existence of the rings of Saturn can be explained on the basis of the assembly of small particulate matter in satellite orbits around the planets.
- Publication:
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Highlights of Astronomy
- Pub Date:
- 1974
- Bibcode:
- 1974HiA.....3..483G
- Keywords:
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- Natural Satellites;
- Planetary Evolution;
- Solar System;
- Celestial Mechanics;
- Gravitational Effects;
- Perturbation Theory;
- Planetary Orbits;
- Planetology;
- Saturn Rings;
- Tides;
- Lunar and Planetary Exploration