On a ring origin of the equatorial ridge of Iapetus |
On a ring origin of the equatorial ridge of Iapetus |
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Aug 29 2006, 06:18 PM
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Wing Ip just had an interesting Iapetus-related paper published in GRL.
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Aug 31 2006, 01:33 PM
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And this, consider the oblique impactor that may have lofted all the ring forming materials originally. Just as we note with the impact that apparently formed earth's moon, the ring materials of Iapetus would have been significantly reduced in volatiles by the impact. Water ice, silicate dust and other (cryo)refractory materials would be all that's left to make the rings.
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