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Planetary science

a configuration in which orbiting bodies exert regular periodic gravitational influence because their periods form simple ratios.

In planetary science, orbital resonance refers to a configuration in which orbiting bodies exert regular periodic gravitational influence because their periods form simple ratios. This meaning comes from Peale (1976) in Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics.[1]

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References

Peale, S. J. (1976). Orbital Resonances in the Solar System. Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 14(1), 215-246. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.aa.14.090176.001243

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