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Titan may have formed in a giant impact between ancient Saturn moons

Summary by Space Daily
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 13, 2026 Recent modeling work suggests that Saturns largest moon, Titan, may be the product of a violent collision between two earlier moons rather than a relic left over from the systems formation. In this scenario, a large Proto Titan and a smaller Proto Hyperion merged in a giant impact that reshaped Titan, erased many of its impact craters, and helped set up the conditions that later produced Saturns
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Space Daily broke the news in Australia on Friday, February 13, 2026.
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