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Loading contentWhen the orbital periods of two bodies form a simple whole-number ratio, their repeated close alignments deliver gravitational kicks that add up. Such resonances carve the Kirkwood gaps in the asteroid belt and lock Jupiter's inner moons into a precise chain.
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Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.