Capture of an ancient Charon around Pluto
Pluto and Charon are the largest binary system in the known population of trans-Neptunian objects in the outer Solar System. Their shared external …
Tag: Early solar system
The growth of super-large pre-planetary pebbles to an impact erosion limit
The early evolution of dust in protoplanetary disks is dominated by sticking collisions. However, this initial phase of particle growth faces const…
Partial differentiation of Europa and implications for the origin of materials in the Jupiter system
The Galileo mission measured the gravity field around Europa. The results indicated that the moon’s interior is mostly made of rock (~90 wt%). …