Synthesis of What We (may) Have Learned
- The process of formation of Pluto, the formation of Charon
and orbital capture of Pluto are all related
- The formation of Charon would most likely destablize
Pluto's orbit, were it already in resonance.
- Charon's formation could stablize Pluto's orbit if it were
not yet in resonance
- All processes seem to indicate a massive disk
- Neptune's formation and dynamics are important to the
formation of Pluto and its orbit
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John Weiss
Last modified: Wed Apr 18 08:38:24 MDT 2001