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On the origin of Triton and Pluto
Lyttleton hypothesized long ago that Triton and Pluto originated as adjacent prograde satellites of Neptune(1). With the presently accepted masses of Triton and Pluto–Charon(2,3), however, the momentum and energy exchange that would be required to set Triton on a retrograde trajectory is impossible....
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
1984
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7095097/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/311355a0 |