Session 4. Dynamics of Rotating Bodies

Oral, Chair: A. Harris, Monday, April 11, 2005, 3:05-5:25pm

4.01 Non-Hamiltonian perturbation theory for deformable fast rotators

F. Varadi, W. B. Moore (UCLA)

4.02 Abrupt Alteration of Asteroid 2004 MN4's Spin State During its 2029 Earth Flyby

D.J. Scheeres (Univ. of Michigan), L.A.M. Benner, S.J. Ostro (JPL/Caltech), A. Rossi (ISTI-CNR, Italy), F. Marzari (Univ. of Padova), P. Washabaugh (Univ. of Michigan)

4.03 Mercury's Core

S. J. Peale (UCSB)

4.04 Evolution of Mercury's Obliquity

M. Yseboodt, J.L. Margot (Cornell University)

4.05 Modeling Lunar Dynamics

J. G. Williams, D. H. Boggs (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)

4.06 Eccentricity-Driven Crack Patterns on Europa: Constraints on Rotation

A. R. Sarid, T. A. Hurford, R. Greenberg (University of Arizona)