Formation of Satellite(s) (IMAGE)

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Formation of Satellite(s)

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Top panels show snapshots for the satellite-forming giant impact with about 1 km/s of the impact velocity and 75 degree of the impact angle. Bottom panel shows the schematic view for the circularization of the satellite's orbit due to tidal interaction after satellite formation.

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Arakawa et al. (2019) <em>Nature Astronomy</em>

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