Forming Binary Near-Earth Asteroids From Tidal Disruptions
Forming Binary Near-Earth Asteroids From Tidal Disruptions
Forming Binary Near-Earth Asteroids From Tidal Disruptions
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Figure 4.4: The total number of binary MBAs for the (shaded) original distribution and(outline) the distribution with 100 Myr of tidal evolution and single particle pairs removed.The original distribution is from Durda et al. (2004) simulations of a 34 kmdiameter impactor striking a 100 km diameter target at 3 km s −1 at an impact angle of30 ◦ . Shown are the: (a) eccentricity of the binaries; (b) semi-major axis of the binariesin units of the primary radii; (c) inclination; and (d) size ratio.94