Thread: Pandora's shape
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Old 18-June-2005, 12:41 AM
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Default Pandora's shape

Look at the CICLOPS image o' the day here.

Blow up the JPEG, PNG, or TIF file.

Notice the shape of Pandora -- oblong.

This in of itself might not mean much, as it is a small moon, not massive enough to generate tidal forces to make a sphere. But... what if this shape is caused by added material from the F-ring, causing a bulge around its equator. Hmmm???

The same theory was put forth to explain Iapetus' ridge -- material taken on from the rings.


Note: this isn't a post-and-run. I just realized I made it late Friday. I'll have to wait until Monday morning to enter discussion. Have a good weekend, all.
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