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In this paper, the two-body problem and the restricted three body problem are considered. And the disturbing function is extended to include the spin-orbit coupling and the resonance perturbations.Abstract:
Preface 1 Structure of the solar system 2 The two-body problem 3 The restricted three-body problem 4 Tides, rotation and shape 5 Spin-orbit coupling 6 The disturbing function 7 Secular perturbations 8 Resonant perturbations 9 Chaos and long-term evolution 10 Planetary rings Appendix A Solar system data Appendix B Expansion of the disturbing function Indexread more
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Origin of the Pluto–Charon system: Constraints from the New Horizons flyby
William B. McKinnon,S. A. Stern,Harold A. Weaver,Francis Nimmo,Carver J. Bierson,William M. Grundy,Jason C. Cook,Dale P. Cruikshank,Alex Parker,J. M. Moore,John R. Spencer,Leslie A. Young,Catherine B. Olkin,K. Ennico Smith +13 more
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Planets near Mean-motion Resonances
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Neptune's wild days: constraints from the eccentricity distribution of the classical kuiper belt
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Chaotic disintegration of the inner solar system
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Tectonics of the Outer Planet Satellites
Geoffrey C. Collins,William B. McKinnon,Jeffrey M. Moore,Francis Nimmo,Robert T. Pappalardo,Louise M. Prockter,Paul M. Schenk +6 more
TL;DR: Tectonic features on the satellites of the outer planets range from the familiar to the bizarre, such as the ubiquitous double ridges on Europa, the twisting sets of ridge on Triton, or the isolated giant mountains rising from Io's surface as mentioned in this paper.