pupa becomes a beautiful butterfly, a rogue moon of Saturn might have turned into the planet's spectacular ring system. Jack Wisdom (MIT) and his colleagues propose that tidal forces tore apart the unfortunate moon a mere 150 million years ago or so. The scenario could also explain Saturn's axial tilt, and the somewhat elongated orbit of the planet's largest moon,
Lost moon could solve Saturn's ring riddles
Oct 12, 2022
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