On the formation of the outer satellite groups of Jupiter |
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| Authors: | G Colombo |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Padova, Padova, Italy;2. Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA;3. Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA;4. Harvard College Observatory, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA |
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| Abstract: | This paper presents evidence suggesting that Jupiter's seven outer satellites, which exist in two distinct groups, were formed by a single collision of an asteroid and a larger satellite. |
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