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astro-ph.EP2014★ 23 cited
On the Origin of Pluto's Small Satellites by Resonant Transport
W. H. Cheng, S. J. Peale, Man Hoi Lee
The orbits of Pluto's four small satellites (Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra) are nearly circular and coplanar with the orbit of the large satellite Charon, with orbital periods nea…
astro-ph.EP2014★ 67 cited
Complete Tidal Evolution of Pluto-Charon
W. H. Cheng, Man Hoi Lee, S. J. Peale
Both Pluto and its satellite Charon have rotation rates synchronous with their orbital mean motion. This is the theoretical end point of tidal evolution where transfer of angular m…