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Rotational Dynamics of Janus and Epimetheus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

Krzysztof Gozdźiewski
Krzysztof Gozdźiewski*
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy, N. Copernicus University Toruń, Poland

Abstract

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We investigate simplified models of flat rotational motion of the coorbital satellites of Saturn, Janus and Epimetheus. We try to verify the hypothesis of chaotic rotation of the moons, caused by gravitational interaction between them. The possibility of parametric resonance in the librations of Janus is also investigated.

Type
Rotation of Solar System Objects
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 165: Dynamics and Astrometry of Natural and Artificial Celestial Bodies , 1997 , pp. 269 - 274
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1997

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