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Icy Moon Formation & The Rings, recent or ancient?
TheAnt
post Dec 8 2016, 05:04 AM
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The bulge of Saturn and the moons migrating outward faster than expected (for Rhea 10 times faster) adds to the evidence that Saturn's moon system is younger than the planet itself.
Cornell press release page page
Related but somewhat different information for the one who is interested in Saturn's shape from Paris observatory.
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