Monday, March 9, 2020

Safety zone saves giant moons from fatal plunge

Numerical simulations showed that the temperature gradient in the disk of gas around a young gas giant planet could play a critical role in the development of a satellite system dominated by a single large moon, similar to Titan around Saturn. Researchers found that dust in the circumplanetary disk can create a 'safety zone,' which keeps the moon from falling into the planet as the system evolves.

from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3aDTN5r

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