Classification of Ellipsoids by Shape and Surface Gravity
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DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2018.11.023
Abstract: Abstract It has long been known that the gravitational potential on the surface of a non-rotating, homogeneous tri-axial ellipsoid is lowest at the ends of its short axis, and highest at the ends of its… read more here.
Keywords: surface gravity; shape; surface; locked satellites ... See more keywords