Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10701646 Icarus 2011 16 Pages PDF
Abstract
► We model the accretion of moons from the spreading of massive rings (4× Rhea' mass). ► All Saturn's moons up to (and including) Rhea can be formed by this single process. ► Moons will end on their today's orbit if Saturn's dissipation is intense (Qsat < 2000). ► Silicate are expelled from the rings to the moons via migration (types 1 and 2). ► Heterogeneous accretion forms naturally differentiated satellites at the ring's edge.
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