RT @JPMajor: Initially thought to be the result of "sweeping up" material in the ring plane into a high ridge along the equator, Pan's form…
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RT @JPMajor: Initially thought to be the result of "sweeping up" material in the ring plane into a high ridge along the equator, Pan's form…
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Initially thought to be the result of "sweeping up" material in the ring plane into a high ridge along the equator, Pan's formation and current shape may actually be the result of multiple collisions along its orbit. https://t.co/OSHY8o92un
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A study of the inner moonlets of Saturn could explain the flattened shape of UltimaThule's larger lobe. Direct impacts of equal-sized small bodies lead to flattened shapes. (CG of Ultima Thule, @CassiniSaturn image of Atlas) https://t.co/BHMGg0AfkI https: