Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10701646 | Icarus | 2011 | 16 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We model the accretion of moons from the spreading of massive rings (4à Rhea' mass). ⺠All Saturn's moons up to (and including) Rhea can be formed by this single process. ⺠Moons will end on their today's orbit if Saturn's dissipation is intense (Qsat < 2000). ⺠Silicate are expelled from the rings to the moons via migration (types 1 and 2). ⺠Heterogeneous accretion forms naturally differentiated satellites at the ring's edge.
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Authors
Sébastien Charnoz, Aurélien Crida, Julie C. Castillo-Rogez, Valery Lainey, Luke Dones, Ãzgür Karatekin, Gabriel Tobie, Stephane Mathis, Christophe Le Poncin-Lafitte, Julien Salmon,