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Jupiter’s Trojans: Physical properties and origin

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The current concepts on the physical properties of the Jovian Trojans are reviewed in the paper. The distributions of rotation periods and light-curve amplitudes, the features of the phase dependencies of brightness, and the available data on the surface composition, density, diameters, and albedo of the Trojans are analyzed. The history of the discovery of Trojans, their dynamical properties, and the hypotheses on their origin are also briefly considered. A framework of the unsolved problems in the study of this population of small bodies is outlined.

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Slyusarev, I.G., Belskaya, I.N. Jupiter’s Trojans: Physical properties and origin. Sol Syst Res 48, 139–157 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0038094614020063

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