Measuring the severity of close encounters between ringed small bodies and planets
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DOI: 10.1093/mnras/sty2047
Abstract: Rings have recently been discovered around the trans-Neptunian object (TNO) 136108 Haumea and the Centaur 10199 Chariklo. Rings are also suspected around the Centaur 2060 Chiron. As planetary close encounters with ringed small bodies can… read more here.
Keywords: close encounters; small bodies; chariklo chiron; ringed small ... See more keywords