Author:
Crida Aurélien,Charnoz Sébastien
Abstract
Summary of the AbstractWe present our model of formation of regular satellites by the spreading of a cold debris disk beyond the Roche radius. By numerical simulations and analytical calculations, we show that this process explains the peculiar properties of Saturn's small and mid-sized moons, in particular their mass - distance distribution. This process seems to also account for the structures of the satellite systems of Uranus, Neptune, and the Earth, suggesting that they used to have massive rings.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Astronomy and Astrophysics,Space and Planetary Science
Cited by
6 articles.
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