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Challenge in Arrokoth’s Single Merger to Achieve the Shape’s Principal Axis Configuration

  • Authors: Ketan Kamat, Ryota Nakano, Masatoshi Hirabayashi

Ketan Kamat et al 2026 The Planetary Science Journal 7 .

  • Provider: AAS Journals

Caption: Figure 4.

Time evolution of the relative rotational modes of Weeyo with respect to Wenu for a minimum-separation orbit, assuming a bulk density of 235 kg m−3 and default lobe shapes. Panel (a) shows the roll angle ϕ, panel (b) shows the pitch angle γ, and panel (c) shows the collision angle β.

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