Chaotic rotation of Hyperion?

Details Chaotic rotation of Hyperion? Chaotic rotation of Hyperion?

Apr 1986

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986natur.320..511b&link_type=abstract

Nature (ISSN 0028-0836), vol. 320, April 10, 1986, p. 511.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Chaos, Hyperion, Planetary Rotation, Astronomical Photometry, Light Curve, Satellite Rotation, Tides, Saturn, Satellites, Hyperion, Rotation, Voyager 2, Imagery, Analysis, Spacecraft Observations, Period, Lightcurve, Procedure

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Thomas et al. (1984) analyzed 14 Voyager 2 images of Saturn's satellite Hyperion and interpreted them to be consistent with a coherent (nonchaotic) rotation period of 13.1 days. This interpretation was criticized by Peale and Wisdom (1984), who argued that the low sampling frequency of Voyager data does not allow chaotic or nonchaotic rotation to be distinguished. New observations obtained with a higher sampling frequency are reported here which conclusively show that the 13.1 day period found by Thomas et al. was not due to coherent rotation.

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