Sentences with phrase «perfectly stable orbits»

Since collisions occur in a huge variety of directions and speeds, they are unlikely to produce moons with perfectly stable orbits initially.

Not exact matches

Topher, 1) we know that orbits are not perfectly stable and can be changed after long periods of semi-stability and 2) we have the example of «new» short tern comets originating from the Kupier belt, so «new» long term comets is not much of a stretch.

But new computer simulations suggest that these planets would have also flung some innermost asteroids into inclined, but not perfectly stable, orbits.