Open AccessThe gravitational fields of the major planets
Author(s) -
S. J. Peale
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
space science reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.474
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1572-9672
pISSN - 0038-6308
DOI - 10.1007/bf00214752
Subject(s) - planet , physics , gravitational field , astrobiology , gravitation , astronomy , planetary science , exoplanet , classical mechanics , astrophysics
The constraints placed on models of the interiors of the major planets by the non-spherical components of their gravitational fields are explained, and several methods of determining these non-spherical components are described and evaluated.
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