Irregular satellites in the context of planet formation

Space Science Reviews

Volumn 116, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 441-455

  Jewitt, David ^a   Sheppard, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Gas giant; Ice giant; Kuiper Belt; Planet formation; Satellites

Indexed keywords

GAS GIANT; ICE GIANTS; KUIPER BELT; PLANET FORMATION;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORBITS; PLANETS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SOLAR SYSTEM; SPACE RESEARCH;

SATELLITES;

EID: 21044441813     PISSN: 00386308     EISSN: 15729672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-005-1965-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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