On the origin of retrograde satellites of planets

The retrograde moons of the giant planets are special objects in the Solar system. Unlike regular satellites they revolve around planets in opposite direction on orbits with large angles of inclination and eccentricity. By this time there is no universally accepted concept of their origin. Studies o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: K. O. Radchenko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Aviation University 2012-12-01
Series:Вісник Астрономічної школи
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Online Access:http://astro.nau.edu.ua/issues/2012_V.8_Iss.2/Radchenko.html