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A Re-Consideration of the Evolution Hypothesis of the Origin of the Resonances Among Saturn's Satellites

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

A.T. Sinclair
A.T. Sinclair*
Affiliation:
Royal Greenwich Observatory, Hallsham, Sussex, England

Abstract

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The hypothesis that the origin of the resonances among Saturn's satellites is due to orbital evolution is critically reviewed. It is concluded that the hypothesis provides a plausible explanation of the origin of the Mimas-Tethys resonance, but it is unsatisfactory for Bnceladus-Dione, since their resonance is having little effect on the relative evolution rate of these satellites at present.

Type
Part I - Satellites and Planets
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 74: Dynamical Trapping and Evolution in the Solar System , 1983 , pp. 19 - 25
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1983

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