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Pan; a weirder moon of Saturn
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Pan; a weirder moon of Saturn
March 9, 2017 at 3:23 pm
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And here is a context image showing how Pan is amongst the rings of Saturn.  The buildup of 'foof' along the equator is from ring residue gently accumulating on Pan and following the intricate gravity gradient(s) as it does so.

Additionally, the cracks are apparently actual cracks.  Pan is large enough, weak enough, and close enough to Saturn it is showing some fractures from the intense tidal effects of Saturn.  Similar cracks have been seen (and finally understood) on Phobos. 

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RE: Pan; a weirder moon of Saturn
March 9, 2017 at 3:27 pm
It looks like ravioli. Can I eat it?
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RE: Pan; a weirder moon of Saturn
March 9, 2017 at 6:07 pm
It's several miles across, dig in.
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Pan; a weirder moon of Saturn
March 9, 2017 at 6:16 pm
I bet that ring front property is expensive.
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RE: Pan; a weirder moon of Saturn
March 9, 2017 at 7:32 pm (This post was last modified: March 9, 2017 at 7:49 pm by vorlon13.)
Edge on, as it were, ain't much of a view. Need to be out of the ring plane to enjoy the majesty and grandeur of the system.
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RE: Pan; a weirder moon of Saturn
March 9, 2017 at 8:19 pm
For a few seconds before the solar radiation, you know....
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March 9, 2017 at 8:32 pm
Solar system hints at the really crazy shit we'll find out amongst the stars.
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RE: Pan; a weirder moon of Saturn
March 9, 2017 at 11:37 pm
There is an entire category of common planets seen in the galaxy but not represented in our solar system, the so called 'super earths' and/or 'sub Neptunes'. Planets bigger than earth, and smaller than Neptune are turning up frequently in surveys of other stars, yet we have no local example at all.
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RE: Pan; a weirder moon of Saturn
March 10, 2017 at 12:20 am
I'm still waiting for a planet with beautiful naked amazon goddesses!
I'll do my bit for humanity and sacrifice myself on a one way trip...
(With a boner all the way!)
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RE: Pan; a weirder moon of Saturn
March 10, 2017 at 2:53 am
(March 9, 2017 at 11:37 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: There is an entire category of common planets seen in the galaxy but not represented in our solar system, the so called 'super earths' and/or 'sub Neptunes'.  Planets bigger than earth, and smaller than Neptune are turning up frequently in surveys of other stars, yet we have no local example at all.

How do we know they are qualitatively different from the ice giants of the solar system.
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