#celestial-mechanics

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1 year ago

Keeping Time on the Moon: A Relativistic Approach to Lunar Clocks | HackerNoon

Transformation between barycentric and Fermi normal coordinates aids in understanding gravitational influences at the Moon.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Kiss and capture': scientists offer new theory on how Pluto got its largest moon

Pluto's moon Charon likely formed from a collision scenario termed 'kiss-and-capture' rather than earlier speculation of a large impact.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

Jupiter's moon Ganymede was struck by asteroid bigger than dinosaur-killing rock

Ganymede's rotation was altered due to an ancient asteroid impact, leading to significant geological and potentially oceanographic changes on the moon.
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