Planetary science: The birth of Saturn's baby moons
DOI: 10.1038/465701b
Bibcode: 2010Natur.465..701B
Burns, Joseph A.
United States
Abstract
Simulations show that Saturn's nearby moons, after forming on the outskirts of the planet's main rings, get pushed clear of them. This model reproduces the moons' orbital locations and remarkably low densities.
2010
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Nature
Cassini
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