Angular momentum and tidal evolution of Neptune's system

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May 1993

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993em%26p...61..151b&link_type=abstract

Earth, Moon, and Planets (ISSN 0167-9295), vol. 61, no. 2, p. 151-167.

Computer Science

Angular Momentum, Neptune (Planet), Neptune Satellites, Orbital Mechanics, Planetary Orbits, Tides, Gas Giant Planets, Orbital Elements, Perturbation, Planetary Gravitation, Planetary Rings, Triton

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Neptune's system tidal dynamics whose main character is affected by the retrograde Triton is considered. Triton is one of seven satellites in the solar system with the equatorial radius larger than 1000 km. The semimajor axis of Triton's orbit secularily decreases. In this sense the massive satellite NI of the Neptune system differs from any large satellite in the solar system which are prograding. The total tidal decrease in the spin angular momentum of Neptune is compared with that of Uranus, Jupiter, and Saturn. The total tidal decrease in the spin angular momentum of Neptune is about 2.4 x 10 exp -4, which is the largest compared to the Uranian, Saturnian, and Jovian systems.

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