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Kirkwood gaps: a standalone construct

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Astronomy

gaps in the asteroid belt at orbital resonances with Jupiter, cleared by chaotic orbital evolution.

In astronomy, Kirkwood gaps refers to gaps in the asteroid belt at orbital resonances with Jupiter, cleared by chaotic orbital evolution. This meaning comes from Wisdom (1983) in Icarus.[1]

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References

  1. Wisdom, J. (1983). Chaotic behavior and the origin of the 31 Kirkwood gap. Icarus, 56(1), 51-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/0019-1035(83)90127-6

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