The Fate of Debris in the Pluto-Charon System

The Pluto-Charon system has come into sharper focus following the flyby of New Horizons. We use N-body simulations to probe the unique dynamical history of this binary dwarf planet system. We follow the evolution of the debris disc that might have formed during the Charon-forming giant impact. First...

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Main Authors: Smullen, Rachel A., Kratter, Kaitlin M.
Other Authors: Univ Arizona, Steward Observ
Language:en
Published: OXFORD UNIV PRESS 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/624509
http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/624509