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1. Physics and Astronomy › Astro and Planetary Science

   Capture of satellites during planetary encounters

   Li, Johansen, Mustill, Davies and Christou · Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2020

   Using N-body simulations, the authors studied whether Neptune can capture satellites from another planet during an encounter, and whether the captured moons end up on orbits like Triton's and Nereid's.

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   1. UncheckedIn simulations, about half of moons captured by Neptune, especially those on tight orbits, can have their orbits circularised, becoming Triton-like.“Post-capture, around half of those captured, especially those on tight orbits, can be circularised, either by tides only or by collisions+tides, turning into Triton-like objects.”
   2. UncheckedThe paper's model predicts that moons captured during planetary encounters form two groups: close-in circular orbits and far-out eccentric orbits.“Specifically, there should be two distinct populations of captured moons: one on close-in circular orbits and the other on far-out eccentric orbits.”