Comments on: More on Rhea’s rings

By: PL

PL — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:44:44 +0000

John H: “I see that Emily reports that although Rhea possibly has rings Tethys definitely does not.”

I don’t think anyone can claim that, and that’s not how I interpret Emily’s report… just that there’s no evidence for rings in Tethys data.

By: Barton Paul Levenson

Barton Paul Levenson — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:13:41 +0000

It’s hard to believe Rhea could have rings that weren’t distorted hopelessly out of shape by tidal influence by the other moons. If it turns out that it does have rings, I’ll bet you almost anything that they are recent — that some tiny moon shattered within the last million years or so, or even less. Or maybe two collided.

By: John H

John H — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:40:37 +0000

I see that Emily reports that although Rhea possibly has rings Tethys definitely does not. I wonder whether Dione will be found to have rings.

By: Wildride

Wildride — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 20:23:22 +0000

Electons: Like electrons, but way heavier. Equivalent to the metric electonnes.

By: EdSG

EdSG — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 09:16:10 +0000

Those electons, always in the way of science!
(especially now, that electrons have been “filmed”

By: autumn

autumn — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 06:02:20 +0000

I’ve examined this plot a lot (the same as examining lots of plots, right?), and to me it is obviously a very slow controlled demolition.

By: Yoshi_3up

Yoshi_3up — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:08:25 +0000

“’ll say, to my eye — and I’ve examined a lot of plots like that — that’s pretty convincing evidence that something is going on.”

Wow, you sound like a conspiracy theorist