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Origin and sustainability of the population of asteroids captured in the exterior resonance 1:2 with Mars

Tabaré Gallardo et al. (2011)

Published
Aug 1, 2011
Journal
Icarus · Vol. 214 · No. 2
DOI
10.1016/j.icarus.2011.05.029

At a GlanceAI

Explains how asteroids are captured into, and persist within, the exterior 1:2 mean-motion resonance with Mars.

SummaryAI

The work focuses on the origin and long-term sustainability of asteroids trapped in the exterior 1:2 mean-motion resonance with Mars. It aims to clarify how this resonant population is supplied (capture) and what dynamical conditions allow it to survive over time. By addressing both source and stability, it informs how resonances with terrestrial planets can shape small-body distributions and maintain distinct asteroid sub-populations.

Method SnapshotAI

Dynamical modeling of resonant capture and stability in the Mars 1:2 mean-motion resonance.

BackgroundAI

Celestial mechanics of mean-motion resonances and basic asteroid-belt dynamics.

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