Charles University / NASA Lunar Science Institute / Institute of Astronomy / Southwest Research Institute / /
IndustryTerm
gas drag / irregular satellite-like orbits / irregular satellite capture / irregular satellite capture mechanism / orbital energy / irregular satellite / gas giant planets / retrograde irregular satellite / regular satellite / potential solution / large irregular satellite population / irregular satellite system / gas giant encounters / recorded gas giant / retrograde irregular satellite populations / shallow power-law slopes / satellite capture / present-day irregular satellite populations / primordial satellite population / gas giants / gas accretion processes / irregular satellite systems / observed irregular satellite orbits / broken power law / steeper power-law slope / planet satellite Web site / satellite system / planetary systems / retrograde satellite / irregular satellite population / symplectic integrator / energy / irregular satellite detection papers / encounter site / kinetic energy / possible solution / irregular satellite populations / impact energy / high-fidelity satellite capture model / ice giants / irregular satellite capture models / satellite collisions / satellite families / power-law fragment / km satellite / cumulative power-law size distribution / irregular satellite families / gas giant scatters / irregular satellite capture scenarios / cumulative power-law index / gas giant encounter / gas-free environment / model irregular satellite populations / observed irregular satellite populations / asteroid satellite formation / gas giant / differential power-law index / /
NaturalFeature
Tagish Lake / /
OperatingSystem
NEOs / /
Organization
Southwest Research Institute / NASA Lunar Science Institute / Charles University / African Union / Institute of Astronomy / American Astronomical Society / /
Person
Gomes / Scott S. Sheppard / Boulder / David Nesvorny / David Vokrouhlicky / /
Position
Nesvorn´y et al. model for Saturn / collisional evolution model / mp / /
The Astronomical Journal, 139:994–1014, 2010 March C