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Satellite Density

Satellite Density is a metric in planetary science that quantifies the number of natural satellites per unit volume or mass within a given orbital region or planetary system, distinguishing it from related orbital population measures by its specific focus on spatial or mass-normalized concentration of moons.

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The Milky Way’s bright satellites as an apparent failure of ΛCDM

Michael Boylan-Kolchin, James S. Bullock, Manoj Kaplinghat · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2012 · 765 citations · Full text

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Sizes, shapes, and derived properties of the saturnian satellites after the Cassini nominal mission

P. C. Thomas · Icarus · 2010 · 190 citations

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Analytic Representation of Upper Atmosphere Densities Based on Jacchia's Static Diffusion Models

James C. G. Walker · Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences · 1965 · 189 citations · Full text

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Differential requirement for satellite cells during overload-induced muscle hypertrophy in growing versus mature mice

Kevin A. Murach, Sarah H White-Springer, Yuan Wen et al. · Skeletal Muscle · 2017 · 159 citations · Full text

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The satellite of Pluto

J. W. Christy, R. S. Harrington · The Astronomical Journal · 1978 · 149 citations

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Authors

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  1. DG
    D. G. Lambas

    Argentine National Observatory, Argentina

    2 publications · 78 citations

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  2. HD
    Hans Degens

    Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 65 citations

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  3. PC
    P. C. Thomas

    Cornell University, United States

    2 publications · 209 citations

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  4. JB
    James B. Pollack

    Ames Research Center, United States

    2 publications · 45 citations

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  5. IZ
    Irina Zhelavskaya

    University of Potsdam, Germany

    1 publications · 35 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

    Buenos Aires, Argentina

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    164 citations

  2. Wuhan University

    Wuhan, China

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    102 citations

  3. Argentine National Observatory

    Córdoba, Argentina

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    164 citations

  4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    142 citations

  5. Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté

    Besançon, France

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    386 citations

  6. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    339 citations

  7. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    239 citations

  8. Ames Research Center

    Mountain View, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    45 citations

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  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 6 publications · 199 citations

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  3. The Astronomical Journal

    AJ · 3 publications · 228 citations

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  4. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 3 publications · 181 citations

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  5. Skeletal Muscle

    2 publications · 185 citations

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