A dynamical investigation of the conjecture that Mercury is an escaped satellite of Venus

Details A dynamical investigation of the conjecture that Mercury is an escaped satellite of Venus A dynamical investigation of the conjecture that Mercury is an escaped satellite of Venus

Aug 1976

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976icar...28..435v&link_type=abstract

Icarus, vol. 28, Aug. 1976, p. 435-440.

Physics

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Mercury (Planet), Natural Satellites, Orbit Calculation, Planetary Evolution, Satellite Orbits, Venus (Planet), Eccentric Orbits, Hypotheses, Planetary Rotation, Planetology

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Properties of Mercury and Venus are discussed which could be evidence that Mercury was once a satellite of Venus. The escaped-satellite hypothesis is tested by a series of numerical simulations of close-satellite orbits around Venus and post-escape solar orbits for both planets. The results show that if Mercury began as a close satellite of Venus, there is good cause to expect it to have evolved into its present-day orbit. It is concluded that the hypothesis of Mercury's being an escaped satellite of Venus is viable and is made more attractive by the failure to disprove it on dynamical grounds.

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