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astro-ph.EP2009
Constructing the secular architecture of the solar system I: The giant planets
Morbidelli Alessandro, Ramon Brasser, Kleomenis Tsiganis +2
Using numerical simulations, we show that smooth migration of the giant planets through a planetesimal disk leads to an orbital architecture that is inconsistent with the current o…
astro-ph.EP2009
Considerations on the magnitude distributions of the Kuiper belt and of the Jupiter Trojans
Morbidelli Alessandro, Harold F. Levison, William Bottke +2
By examining the absolute magnitude (H) distributions (hereafter HD) of the cold and hot populations in the Kuiper belt and of the Trojans of Jupiter, we find evidence that the Tro…