Orbital stability of massive protoplanets in the terrestrial planet region of the solar system

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Other literature type 01 Dec 1978 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:The Moon and the Planets, volume 19, pages 421-424 (issn: 0165-0807, eissn: 1573-0794,

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Authors: Donnison, J. R.; Williams, I. P.;

doi: 10.1007/bf00901972

Orbital stability of massive protoplanets in the terrestrial planet region of the solar system

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Abstract

A number of theories of the formation of the planets advocate that the terrestrial planets were originally of cosmic composition and that it is only subsequent evolution that has removed their volatile components. This paper shows that such protoplanets could have remained in the terrestrial planet region without significant changes occurring in their orbits for an acceptable time interval.

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Celestial mechanics, Orbital mechanics

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