Tidal and rotational distortions in figures of Pluto and Charon

Details Tidal and rotational distortions in figures of Pluto and Charon Tidal and rotational distortions in figures of Pluto and Charon

Jan 1994

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994em%26p...65..291b&link_type=abstract

Earth, Moon, and Planets (ISSN 0167-9295), vol. 65, no. 3, p. 291-294

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Charon, Planetary Geology, Pluto (Planet), Rotating Environments, Satellite Rotation, Stokes Law (Fluid Mechanics), Flat Layers, Gravitational Fields, Tides

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The supposition is, the tidal and rotational distortions should be fully responsible for the Pluto's and Charon's figure parameters. The mean polar and equatorial flattenings have been estimated about 10-3, the second sectorial Stokes parameters about 9 x 10-5, the differences between equatorial principal moments of inertia about 6 x 1030 kg sq m (Pluto) and 2 x 1029 kg sq m (Charon).

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