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Remains of Shattered Moon Found in Saturn's Rings

Posted by samzenpus on from the deathstar-wanted-for-questioning dept.

Riding with Robots writes "Scientists have announced that they have used images from the robotic spacecraft Cassini to find moonlets embedded in Saturn's outer rings that are likely the remains of a larger moon that was shattered by an asteroid or comet. The team from the University of Colorado at Boulder that made the discovery has now posted details and pictures."

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  1. Re:Expected, but cool nevertheless by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Heh. I wasn't aware of that. That, btw, is a spectacular photo of Uranus. I wonder what those red splotchy things on Uranus are.

    What's particularly striking is how the outer rings are perpendicular to the rings right on Uranus. I can't imagine that they'd have been created as part of some natural discharge from Uranus.

  2. You're really stretching it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Uranus may pose less of a danger to probes - one

    I wonder what those red splotchy things on Uranus are - two

    I can't imagine that they'd have been created as part of some natural discharge from Uranus - three

    I can't help but suspect that you are manipulating Uranus for cheap laughs