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Diverse configurations of binary asteroids explained by multi-generation satellites

Abstract Binary asteroid systems are ubiquitous in the Solar System. Many of them originate from rotational breakup, where an asteroid’s spin-up triggers mass shedding and subsequent satellite formation from a transient debris disk. While prolate satellites on compact orbits are expected in this sce...

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Auteurs principaux: Wen-Yue Dai, Bin Cheng, Yukun Huang, Yifei Jiao, Wen-Han Zhou, Kun-Yi Ren, Harrison Agrusa, Seth Jacobson, Eiichiro Kokubo, Sébastien Charnoz, Yang Yu, Hexi Baoyin, Junfeng Li
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: Nature Portfolio 2026-05-01
Collection:Nature Communications
Accès en ligne:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-73703-y
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