The Iapetus Ridge, decayed ring hypothesis revisited |
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 Dec 14 2010, 09:26 AM
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Well well! A ring is back in the reckoning, and this time originating from the breakup of a former sub-satellite. (I'm sure I've seen that somewhere before
 )http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/How_Iape..._Ridge_999.html EDIT: How did I miss this abstract? http://www.agu.org/cgi-bin/SFgate/SFgate?l...fm10%2ffm10.txt EDIT: Link back to the earlier thread kicked off by the original Wing Ip paper: http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/index.php?showtopic=3122 |
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Dec 14 2010, 02:35 PM
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The geometric arguments seem to fit the ring hypothesis perfectly. As long as you can actually make the ring build up into a ridge instead of digging a groove, you're OK. In other words, the astronomy works, now for the geological part of the story.
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ngunn The Iapetus Ridge Dec 14 2010, 09:26 AM
DrShank QUOTE (ngunn @ Dec 14 2010, 03:26 AM) Wel... Dec 14 2010, 02:18 PM Hungry4info I'm not sure I understand (or it could be my d... Dec 14 2010, 03:13 PM ngunn H4 - check out the earlier thread I linked back to... Dec 14 2010, 03:22 PM
scalbers QUOTE (ngunn @ Dec 14 2010, 04:22 PM) H4 ... Dec 23 2010, 08:08 PM tasp If those 'serious simulations' show ring e... Dec 14 2010, 06:56 PM DrShank story just appeared in WiredScience! so i gue... Dec 16 2010, 06:44 AM ngunn It seems to me that in the general case where a bi... Dec 16 2010, 10:03 AM tasp I haven't seen mention of Ganelon as possibly ... Dec 23 2010, 08:16 PM scalbers Any connection of this to the "lite" ban... Dec 31 2010, 10:26 PM DrShank QUOTE (scalbers @ Dec 31 2010, 04:26 PM) ... Jan 1 2011, 04:37 PM ngunn Here is a relevant LPSC abstract: http://www.lpi.u... Jan 28 2011, 07:01 PM stevesliva http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/26752/
... May 11 2011, 06:17 PM ngunn That's a really clear and succinct article. Th... May 11 2011, 07:17 PM ngunn Great article by Emily on the new paper arising fr... Feb 22 2012, 10:57 PM ngunn Anybody got a spare copy of this paper? Or any ba... Jun 22 2012, 10:12 PM |
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