Abstract
Tides raised by a satellite on a rotating planet dissipate energy and result in an exchange of angular momentum between the orbit and the spin. A set of diagrams is constructed which shows the evolution of the angular momentum vectors. The results are applied to possible histories of the Uranus system.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 51-58 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Icarus |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1974 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Space and Planetary Science