Gravitational Capture of Asteroids by Gas Drag

Figure 3

Length of time that the asteroid spent inside the gas envelope for each initial time simulation. Four initial conditions for semi-major axis of 6.0 AU: (a) 𝜆=70^∘; (b) 𝜆=110^∘; (c) 𝜆=250^∘; (d) 𝜆=290^∘.

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