N-Body Simulations of Galilean Moon Formation

Welcome to the N-Body Galilean Moon Formation page, a resource for simulation results from Summer Quarter 2000 at the N-Body Shop of the University of Washington's Astronomy Department.   The content here is intended as a resource for anyone involved in or interested in n-body research, and the formation of the Galilean satellites in particular.   Please feel free to contact either Suzanne Foster or Paul Hayne about anything pertaining to this site.   You may want to start with the background section.


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Can you spot the two moons traversing Jupiter in this image?     [Click here for the answer.]

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