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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Dude all I saw was a giant M & M

Glen

Have you seen the latest images of Atlas? It seems to have an equatorial ridge like no other.

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Sorry, just couldn't resist. :wink: 8-[

I can't wait to hear the conclusions, and maybe more sitings to find a trend. The accumulation idea sounds good to me (as a non-expert).

That looks just like Saturn in my old 60mm refractor.