This paper studies, using the technique of Lagrangian reduction, the geometric

mechanics of a pair of asteroids in orbit about each other under mutual

gravitational attraction

Cendra, Hernán

Marsden, Jerrold E.

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Geometric Mechanics and the Dynamics of Asteroid Pairs

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Geometric Mechanics and the Dynamics of Asteroid Pairs

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