Full two-body simulations of Arrokoth's lobes demonstrate that shape irregularities produce gravitational torques orders of magnitude stronger than gas drag, causing rapid desynchronization and misalignment that none of the proposed pre-merger scenarios can prevent.
Science348(6241), 1355–1358 (2015)
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