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Long-Term Evolution of the Saturnian System
Matija Ćuk, Maryame El Moutamid, Giacomo Lari +5
Here we present the current state of knowledge on the long-term evolution of Saturn's moon system due to tides within Saturn. First we provide some background on tidal evolution, o…
Direct -body simulations of satellite formation around small asteroids: insights from DART's encounter with the Didymos system
Harrison F. Agrusa, Yun Zhang, Derek C. Richardson +18
We explore binary asteroid formation by spin-up and rotational disruption considering the NASA DART mission's encounter with the Didymos-Dimorphos binary, which was the first small…
A recent impact origin of Saturn's rings and mid-sized moons
Luís F. A. Teodoro, Jacob A. Kegerreis, Paul R. Estrada +5
We simulate the collision of precursor icy moons analogous to Dione and Rhea as a possible origin for Saturn's remarkably young rings. Such an event could have been triggered a few…
Sesquinary Catastrophe For Close-In Moons with Dynamically Excited Orbits
Matija Ćuk, Douglas P. Hamilton, David A. Minton +1
We identify a new mechanism that can lead to the destruction of small, close-in planetary satellites. If a small moon close to the planet has a sizable eccentricity and inclination…
A Past Episode of Rapid Tidal Evolution of Enceladus?
Matija Ćuk, Maryame El Moutamid
Saturn possesses a dynamically rich system containing numerous moons and impressive rings. Whether the rings of Saturn are much younger than the planet itself has been a long-open…
Cupid Is Not Doomed Yet: On the Stability of the Inner Moons of Uranus
Matija Ćuk, Robert S. French, Mark R. Showalter +2
Some of the small inner moons of Uranus have very closely-spaced orbits. Multiple numerical studies have found that the moons Cressida and Desdemona, within the Portia sub-group, a…