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• Pluto and some smaller bodies called Plutinos were saved from ejection by a 3:2 resonance with Neptune.
• The Trojan asteroids may be regarded as being protected by a 1:1 resonance with Jupiter.

Orbital resonance can also destabilize one of the orbits. For instance:

• There is a series of almost empty lanes in the asteroid belt called Kirkwood gaps where the asteroids would be in resonance with Jupiter.

A Laplace resonance occurs when three or more orbiting bodies have a simple integer ratio between their orbital periods. For example, Jupiter's moons Ganymede, Europa, and Io are in a 1:2:4 orbital resonance.

See also

• Lagrange points
• Tidal locking

Orbital Resonance is also the title of a science fiction novelA novel is a long or extended work of fiction written in prose, usually in the form of a story. It is longer and more complex than a short story or novella (ie. 40,000+ words), and it is not bound by the restrictions of plays and poetry. The word "novel" by John BarnesJohn Barnes (born 1957) is a prolific science fiction author, whose stories often explore questions of individual moral responsibility within a larger social context. Social criticism is woven throughout his riveting plots. The three novels in his Million.