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Mercury's Internal Structure
Jean-Luc Margot, Steven A. Hauck, Erwan Mazarico +2
We describe the current state of knowledge about Mercury's interior structure. We review the available observational constraints, including mass, size, density, gravity field, spin…
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…
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…
Effect of core--mantle and tidal torques on Mercury's spin axis orientation
Stanton J. Peale, Jean-Luc Margot, Steven A Hauck +2
The rotational evolution of Mercury's mantle and its core under conservative and dissipative torques is important for understanding the planet's spin state. Dissipation results fro…
Tidal Evolution of Close-in Planets
Soko Matsumura, Stanton J. Peale, Frederic A. Rasio
Recent discoveries of several transiting planets with clearly non-zero eccentricities and some large inclinations started changing the simple picture of close-in planets having cir…
A Proposal for a Renewed Research Emphasis in Astrophysical and Celestial Dynamics
D. J. Scheeres, T. S. Statler, K. T. Alfriend +10
Given the impressive investment by the nation in observational Astronomy and Astrophysics facilities coming on line now and in the near future, we advocate for an increased investm…