3 Moons of Neptune May Be Remnants of Ice Worlds Shattered in a Catastrophic Crash
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3 moons of Neptune may be remnants of ice worlds shattered in a catastrophic crash
Three of Neptune's moons might have been born from the remnants of ancient icy worlds shattered by Neptune's largest moon, Triton, a new study finds.These findings suggest further research of these moons might give researchers an unprecedented look at the innards of icy worlds."The interiors of large icy moons are normally permanently hidden from us, buried beneath thick shells of water ice," study lead author Ryleigh Davis, a planetary scientis…
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected clay minerals on several small inner moons of Neptune, a discovery that suggests these satellites could be the reassembled fragments of much larger worlds, destroyed in a violent event.
The new observations that targeted some of Neptune's moons and rings provide evidence of a catastrophe produced billions of years ago around the most distant planet in the Solar System.
With the help of the "James Webb" telescope, researchers examined the composition of three small inner moons of Neptune, Proteus, Larissa and Galatea., euronews serbia, euronews serbia, euronews serbia, euronews serbia, euronews, euronews
James Webb detected magnesium-rich clays on the surface of two small Neptune moons and in its rings. These minerals come from a satellite system that is now extinct, destroyed and reconstructed around the planet.
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