Theory of the rotation of the Galilean satellites

Details Theory of the rotation of the Galilean satellites Theory of the rotation of the Galilean satellites

Jan 2010

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Galileo's Medicean Moons: their impact on 400 years of discovery, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Sympo

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Planets And Satellites: General

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As most of the natural satellites of the Solar System, the Galilean moons are since a long time assumed to be tidally locked in a spin-orbit synchronous resonance. Thanks to the mission Galileo, we now dispose of enough gravity data to perform 3-dimensional theories of the rotation of these satellites, in particular to model the departure from the exact synchronous rotation. We here present such theories depending on the interior model we consider, in highlighting some observable output data. Inverting them will give us information on the internal structure of these bodies.

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