THE CHAOTIC OBLIQUITY OF MARS

被引:234
作者
TOUMA, J [1 ]
WISDOM, J [1 ]
机构
[1] MIT,DEPT EARTH ATMOSPHER & PLANETARY SCI,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02139
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D O I
10.1126/science.259.5099.1294
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Numerical integration of the rotation of Mars shows that the obliquity of Mars undergoes large chaotic variations. These variations occur as the system evolves in the chaotic zone associated with a secular spin-orbit resonance.
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页码:1294 / 1296
页数:3
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