Abstract
A realistic model involving mutual gravitation and tidal dissipation for the first time provides a detailed explanation for satellite orbit-orbit resonance capture. Although applying directly only to Saturn's satellites Titan and Hyperion, the model reveals general principles of resonance capture, evolution, and stability which seem applicable to other orbit-orbit resonances in the solar system.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 747-749 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Science |
| Volume | 178 |
| Issue number | 4062 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1972 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
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