Recent research suggests that Saturn’s bright rings and its largest moon, Titan, may have both originated in collisions among its moons.
Hyperion
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Icy Worlds: Moons And Dwarf Planets
In the outer solar system beyond Jupiter, water ice is a dominant component of planetary bodies, and most solid objects in this region are classified as icy bodies.
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Deuterated Water Ice On The Satellites Of Saturn
The deuterium to hydrogen ratio in water ice in a planetary body carries important information on the history of water processing and delivery in the protostellar nebula.
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A JWST Study Of CO2 On The Satellites Of Saturn
Solid state CO2 has been detected throughout the outer solar system, even at temperatures where crystalline CO2 is unstable, requiring that the CO2 be trapped in a separate host material.