‘Flying saucers’ around Saturn explained
By Charles Q. Choi
MSNBC
12-7-07
Findings suggest bizarre moons were formed from particles in rings
The formation of strange flying-saucer-shaped moons embedded in Saturn's rings have baffled scientists. New findings suggest they're born largely from clumps of icy particles in the rings themselves, an insight that could shed light on how Earth and other planets coalesced from the disk of matter that once surrounded our newborn sun.By Charles Q. Choi
MSNBC
12-7-07
Findings suggest bizarre moons were formed from particles in rings
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