Structure and origin of the satellites of Mars

Details Structure and origin of the satellites of Mars Structure and origin of the satellites of Mars

Oct 1984

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(Astronomicheskii Vestnik, vol. 18, Apr.-June 1984, p. 83-99) Solar System Research (ISSN 0038-0946), vol. 18, no. 2, Oct. 1984,

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Deimos, Mars (Planet), Phobos, Planetary Evolution, Planetary Structure, Gravitational Fields, Satellite Orbits, Seismology, Temperature Distribution

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Observational data on the Martian satellites Phobos and Deimos are combined with theoretical computations to construct models of the internal structure, seismic characteristics, figures and gravitational fields, and temperature distributions and heat fluxes. The results are presented in tables, graphs, and diagrams and characterized in detail. The evidence and arguments regarding the origins and evolution of the satellites and their orbits are reviewed, with an emphasis on hypotheses developed since about 1981. It is suggested that Phobos and Deimos are the sole survivors of a swarm of many satellites which either formed concurrently with Mars itself (in which case the planet then lost many of the volatile elements known to exist in the satellites) or were captured en masse, and that most of the other swarm members were destroyed shortly after capture.

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