A Primordial Origin of the Laplace Relation Among the Galilean Satellites

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2002-10-28

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0210589v1

Science 298 (2002) 593-597

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

13 pages, including 4 figures; uses scicite.sty

Scientific paper

10.1126/science.1076557

Understanding the origin of the orbital resonances of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter will constrain the longevity of the extensive volcanism on Io, may explain a liquid ocean on Europa, and may guide studies of the dissipative properties of stars and Jupiter-like planets. The differential migration of the newly formed Galilean satellites due to interactions with a circumjovian disk can lead to the primordial formation of the Laplace relation n_1 - 3 n_2 + 2 n_3 = 0, where the n_i are the mean orbital angular velocities of Io, Europa, and Ganymede, respectively. This contrasts with the formation of the resonances by differential expansion of the orbits from tidal torques from Jupiter.

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