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NASAs Cassini may have witnessed the birth and death of a new Saturnian moon
2014-04-15 16:47:12| Extremetech
NASA's Cassini satellite appears to have captured an incredibly rare photo that shows the birth of a new moon emerging from the rings of Saturn. The facts are a little hazy at the moment because we only have a handful of photos to work from, but there is some evidence to suggest that Cassini has actually spotted two new moons over the last couple of years, and that one of those moons has since been destroyed. Never in the history of humanity have we spotted the creation (or destruction) of a moon -- and, more importantly (at least as far as science is concerned), this could tell us a lot about how Saturn's larger moons formed over the last few billion years.
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