Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1773352 Icarus 2013 8 Pages PDF
Abstract

- Tidal torques produce a loosening of the co-orbital lock of Janus and Epimetheus.
- I compute the tidal effect and compare it to the effect of resonance with rings.
- Orbital evolution depends on the relative locations of Saturn's A-ring and Janus.
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Physical Sciences and Engineering Earth and Planetary Sciences Space and Planetary Science
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The role of tidal torques on the evolution of the system of Saturn's co-orbital satellites Janus and Epimetheus
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