Sarabet Chang Yuye
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Why most asteroids in periodic resonance with Jupiter disappear except at 3/2
Kirkwood gaps are where we see a dearth of asteroids with orbital periods in resonance with Jupiter. In resonance means that the asteroid’s orbital period is a simple ratio of Jupiter’s — like 2:1, 3:1, 5:2. As they line up with Jupiter more often in similar ways, the strong repeated tugs that nudge it out of that orbit.