Formation of the satellite systems of the major planets

Details Formation of the satellite systems of the major planets Formation of the satellite systems of the major planets

Sep 1977

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(Astronomical Society of Australia, Annual General Meeting, 11th, Clayton, Victoria, Australia, May 30-June 1, 1977.) Astronomic

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Gas Giant Planets, Natural Satellites, Planetary Evolution, Solar System, Stellar Envelopes, Convective Flow, Galilean Satellites, Gravitational Effects, Jupiter (Planet), Saturn (Planet), Supersonic Flow, Uranus (Planet)

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The orbital configurations of the moons of the major planets are similar to those of the planets about the sun in that both systems conform to the Titius-Bode law of planetary distances. This similarity suggests that the same cosmogenic process is responsible for both origins. A Laplacian mechanism of shedding and condensation of gaseous rings under gravitational contraction is investigated numerically, and found to be in good agreement with empirical data when supersonic convective turbulence is taken into account.

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