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Saturn's 'flying saucer' moons built of ring material

space.newscientist.com — Two of Saturn's small moons look eerily like flying saucers, new observations by the Cassini spacecraft reveal. The moons, which lie within the giant planet's rings, may have come by their strange shape by gradually accumulating ring particles in a ridge around their equators

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  • Coven, on 12/07/2007, -2/+13Obligatory "That's no moon..."
  • inactive, on 12/07/2007, -3/+11Kind of a cool looking moon, looks like it would make a good track for "nascar", in some distant future.
    http://space.newscientist.com/data/images/ns/cms/d ...
  • 232430, on 12/07/2007, -2/+6Rice Crispies?
  • rolosworld, on 12/07/2007, -2/+5thats no moon, thats from mario galaxy!
  • sheldonwilson, on 12/07/2007, -0/+3Welcome to the Galaxy!
  • chrisserrano, on 12/07/2007, -0/+3They're kind of flat, but by no means as flat as the Earth.
  • sabbac, on 12/07/2007, -0/+3Ah! It's a virtual planetoid!
  • NnyCW, on 12/07/2007, -0/+2*Car smashes into another, flips into the air, and causes a 15 car pile up...that turns left.*
  • damndj, on 12/07/2007, -0/+2Maybe they look like flying saucers....because they are!

    Hasn't anyone seen Independence Day? We're doomed.
  • mdjohnson1, on 12/07/2007, -3/+5"Both moons have a flattened shape, being wider than they are tall." ... in a desperate move to boost ratings, these two moons have been invited to participate in VH1's Celebrity Fit Club.
  • dajuggernaut, on 12/07/2007, -3/+5Oh how exiting... hes making a left turn... what do you know.. another left turn.. i wonder what hes going to do next.
  • IlliterateJedi, on 12/07/2007, -2/+3Interesting. Perhaps there's some truth to the level design in Super Mario Galaxy after all.
  • SEN5241, on 12/07/2007, -0/+1Quick! Somebody alert the Heaven's Gate people that we found their missing spaceship!
  • gn0stik, on 12/08/2007, -0/+1Richard Hoagland is gonna have a field day with this.
  • KingBunny, on 12/07/2007, -0/+1I think that most Nascar drivers would prefer a track with gravity.
  • andyakadum, on 12/07/2007, -0/+1Ring material? Eww.
  • legendxx, on 12/07/2007, -0/+1This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone because this is how all celestial bodies are formed
  • inactive, on 12/07/2007, -0/+1That's where Sherri Shepherd lives.
  • JARSInc, on 12/08/2007, -0/+1"My God, it's full of stars!"
  • rspeed, on 12/07/2007, -0/+1Has it's own weather system. HEAD! MOVE! NOW! Move that melon a' your's... if ye can!
  • rspeed, on 12/07/2007, -0/+1Failed at reply. Also: there is gravity! Just... not much.
  • MerryMortician, on 12/07/2007, -3/+4the rings protect saturn from gunfire.
  • PlagueMonkey, on 12/07/2007, -2/+1Am I the only one that thought scrith when they saw "ring material"?
  • ChewyBass, on 12/07/2007, -2/+1I thought Voyager was in the Delta quadrant?
  • inactive, on 12/07/2007, -3/+1Ugh, thats too complicated. It's easier just to call it a conspiracy. ALIONS FROOM SPPACE!
  • Nudar, on 12/07/2007, -5/+4Ring particles?,,,,,, Diamonds? Gold?
  • RAEP, on 12/07/2007, -4/+2Now you have a friend in the Diamond business.
  • capiCrimm, on 12/07/2007, -3/+2I smell government cover up.

    /dons tinfoil hat
  • wolvyne, on 12/07/2007, -4/+1They are flying saucers man. Disguised so we won't detect them mannnnnn.

    /puts on foil hat
  • mstoneburner, on 12/07/2007, -5/+1HA HA
  • davidg11, on 12/07/2007, -5/+1I for one welcome our new Saturnal overlords.
  • lewhich, on 12/07/2007, -5/+1Personally I prefer the F1 tracks. Driving in circles is kinda boring.

    I wonder if the earth had circles will it be a no-flying-zone?
  • insllvn, on 12/07/2007, -8/+3One ring to rule them all perhaps?
  • dheaddy, on 12/07/2007, -6/+1Ring in space...Halo?!
  • neutralmind, on 12/07/2007, -6/+1ITS ***** CHEESE!
  • slashbot, on 12/07/2007, -9/+3Maybe Kucinich actually saw Saturn's moons?

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