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Saturn’s Moon Titan Could Have Formed in a Merger of Two Old Moons
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A missing moon, a cosmic collision and a small trabant called Hyperion - the origin of Saturn's rings contains dramatic secrets.
Saturn’s moon Titan could have formed in a merger of two old moons
Recent research suggests that Saturn’s bright rings and its largest moon, Titan, may have both originated in collisions among its moons. While Cassini’s 13-year mission expanded our understanding of Saturn, the discoveries of its young rings and Titan’s rapidly shifting orbit raised new questions. Now, a study led by SETI Institute scientist Matija Ćuk proposes an explanation linking the formation of the moons and rings, centering on the possibi…
In an article to be published in Planetary Science Journal, a team of researchers show, thanks to simulations, that Hyperion would be the result of a spectacular collision between Titan and an ancient moon following orbital destabilization.This discovery helps explain the origin of Saturn's ring system.In their article, Matija 的uk (SETI Institute) , and his collaborators present a new model using numerical simulations for the recent dynamic evol…
Research from the SETI Institute, accepted in Planetary Science Journal, proposes that Titan emerged from the fusion of two proto-moons.
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