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RSS FeedsFirst global simulation yields new insights into ring system
(PHYSorg.com Space & Earth)

 
 

28 april 2017 03:28:43

 
First global simulation yields new insights into ring system
(PHYSorg.com Space & Earth)
 


A team of researchers in Japan modeled the two rings around Chariklo, the smallest body in the Solar System known to have rings (Figure 1). This is the first time an entire ring system has been simulated using realistic sizes for the ring particles while also taking into account collisions and gravitational interactions between the particles. The team`s simulation revealed information about the size and density of the particles in the rings. By considering both the detailed structure and the global picture for the first time, the team found that Chariklo`s inner ring should be unstable without help. It is possible the ring particles are much smaller than predicted or that an undiscovered shepherd satellite around Chariklo is stabilizing the ring.


 
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