Grand Finale part 1, F ring orbits |
Grand Finale part 1, F ring orbits |
Nov 29 2016, 11:03 PM
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With its second to last swing by Titan the curtain has now opened on Cassini's final act. What wonders will we see in the rings?
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Mar 9 2017, 09:44 PM
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Could some of these "fractures" be caused by a layer of surface regolith being pushed across a more solid core by the weight of parts of the equatorial bulge? Also, it looks like the bulge is thicker in some places than others -- could this be evidence of a reorientation of the moon in the past? Or are local surface gravity variations a more plausible explanation?
-------------------- -- Hungry4info (Sirius_Alpha)
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