Evolution of Binary Planetesimals Due to Gas Drag in the Solar Nebula
Abstract
We examine whether gas drag can cause the orbits of KBO binaries to shrink and ultimately result in bilobate bodies such as Arrokoth or 67P. The answer is yes!
- Publication:
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51st Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
- Pub Date:
- March 2020
- Bibcode:
- 2020LPI....51.2988M