Group of Origin and Dynamics of Satellites

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01 / About GODS

The Group of Origin and Dynamics of Satellites.

GODS is a planetary science research group dedicated to understanding the origin and dynamical evolution of natural satellites and circumplanetary systems.

Our work combines numerical simulations and theoretical models to investigate accretion in giant-impact-generated disks, interactions between rings and satellites, and exomoon systems.

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02 / Our research

Research Topics

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Conceptual illustration of a giant-impact-generated debris disk

Accretion in Giant-Impact Generated Disks

Conceptual illustration of planetary rings

02 / RING–SATELLITE INTERACTIONS

Dynamical Interaction Between Rings and Satellites

Conceptual illustration of an exoplanet and its satellite

Formation and Detection of Exomoons

03 / Scientific output

Publications &
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EXPLORE SCIENTIFIC OUTPUT

Group Publications Related Publications Conference Presentations

Conceptual scientific visualization of orbital trajectories

04 / Research Data

Research Data

Madeira et al. · 2025b On the formation of satellites in dense solid-particle disks Madeira et al. · 2026a Do Self-Gravitating Hard-Sphere Disk Simulations Form Darwin Ellipsoids?

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05 / Scientific community

Workshops

UPCOMING / SECOND EDITION

2nd Workshop on Circumplanetary Systems

May 24–28, 2027

A scientific meeting dedicated to the formation, evolution, dynamics, and detection of satellite and ring systems. More information coming soon.

Second workshop

PREVIOUS EDITION First Workshop on Circumplanetary Systems March 16–17, 2026 · Observatório Nacional

Participants of the first Workshop on Circumplanetary Systems at Observatório Nacional — Participants at the first Workshop on Circumplanetary Systems, March 2026.