Numerical Simulations of Tidal Deformation and Resulting Light Curves of Small Bodies: Material Constraints of 99942 Apophis and 1I/`Oumuamua

Aster G. Taylor, Darryl Z. Seligman, Douglas R. MacAyeal +2

In this paper, we present an open source software ($\text{SAMUS}$) which simulates constant-density, constant-viscosity liquid bodies subject to tidal forces for a range of assum…