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Chunks of smashed moon detected in Saturn's rings

Reuters: Big chunks of a moon that was smashed long ago perhaps by a comet have been detected in Saturn's outermost ring, shedding light on the formation of the planet's grand ring system, scientists said on Wednesday.

Posted by Physics Today on October 25, 2007 9:52 AM |

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