NH Arrokoth (formerly Ultima Thule) Encounter Observations & Results, post-flyby discussion as the data arrives |
NH Arrokoth (formerly Ultima Thule) Encounter Observations & Results, post-flyby discussion as the data arrives |
Jan 4 2019, 01:16 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
This will be where we talk about the data as it arrives over the next 20 months or so.
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Jan 30 2019, 10:22 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1887 Joined: 20-November 04 From: Iowa Member No.: 110 |
This model assumes gravitational instabilities formed 1 km planeteseimals which them accreted leftover cm-sized pebbles. It includes a period when similar sized planetesimals accrete each other:
Forming the Cold Classical Kuiper Belt in a Light Disk http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016ApJ...818..175S There are also some LPSC abstracts discussing formation mchanisms: https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2019/pdf/2809.pdf https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2019/pdf/3044.pdf |
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