December 4, 2012

Saturn's Rings May Double as Moon Factory

Lisa Grossman, NewScientist


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Many of the moons in the solar system could have been spawned from giant rings around planets. According to a new model, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and even the Earth may have once had ring systems that gave rise to satellites.

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