Origin of Saturn’s rings and inner moons by mass removal from a lost Titan-sized satellite

2010/12/01 by R. M. Canup, Robin M. Canup · 8 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Astrobiology #Astronomy #Enceladus #Geology #Geology and Paleoclimatology Research #Icy moon #Meteoroid #Natural satellite #Outer planets #Physics #Planet #Planetary Science and Exploration #Rings of Saturn #Saturn #Solar System #Titan (rocket family)

paper · doi:10.1038/nature09661

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