Hi all,
I wonder if anyone can point me in the direction of a computer simulation (video) of Triton's theorised gravitational capture into Neptune orbit via one half of a proposed binary KBO (where the other member of the binary pair is ejected)?
I've searched the internet and can only find a couple of Youtube videos which are not particularly detailed.
Any help much appreciated.
Jase
Full Version: Triton's gravitational capture
Unsure about a video though here is an artists rendition that is based on one of my Triton maps. This was written about by Craig Agnor in Nature.
https://currents.ucsc.edu/05-06/05-15/triton.asp
https://currents.ucsc.edu/05-06/05-15/triton.asp
QUOTE (jasedm @ Nov 25 2018, 11:46 AM) 
I wonder if anyone can point me in the direction of a computer simulation (video) of Triton's theorised gravitational capture into Neptune orbit via one half of a proposed binary KBO
IIRC, recent paper and modelling of ice giant moons formation suggests that Triton was a lone KBO.
Triton would have been captured by Nepute based on a statistically average contingent of moons around Neptune.
Thank you both for replies, it seems that Triton's capture is not in dispute, but the exact mechanism is
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