Results 1 to 2 of 2
  1. 12-18-2010, 12:25 PM #1
    Zog's Avatar
    Zog
    Zog is offline Astronomical Unit Forum Voyager
    Join Date
    Jun 2010
    Location
    S.Wales,UK
    Posts
    2,810

    Default Iapetus moon's mighty ridge stirs debate

    Iapetus moon's mighty ridge stirs debate


    16 December 2010 Last updated at 11:38

    By Jonathan Amos
    Science correspondent, BBC News, San Francisco

    The mountainous ridge that circles the equator on the Saturnian moon Iapetus is both weird and spectacular.

    Discovered in 2004, the icy rim is as much as 20km high and runs fully 1,600km from end to end.

    No explanation for its existence has yet won total support; it is a puzzle.

    Dr Andrew Dombard and colleagues have now made a compelling case for the ridge being the remains of a huge ring of debris that once orbited Iapetus but which eventually fell on to the moon.


    READ MORE:     BBC News - Iapetus moon's mighty ridge stirs debate

    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 12-18-2010, 12:31 PM #2
    BigFeat's Avatar
    BigFeat
    BigFeat is offline Earth Radius
    Join Date
    Mar 2010
    Location
    Anywhere....
    Posts
    865

    Default

    Thanks for the post. Heard about this when the news broke out, but hadn't had a chance to follow-up. The things we keep learning about our own backyard.
    O-Qua Tangin Wann
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Similar Threads

  1. 2 Asteroids to Zoom Between Earth and the Moon's Orbit
    By SOUL-DRIFTER in forum Computers, Astronomy, Science and Technology
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 09-08-2010, 10:49 PM
  2. Hoovering amber lights over mountain ridge, several accounts, sometimes fade away or
    By Droid in forum Recent MUFON Reports
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 07-07-2010, 08:42 PM
  3. Saturn's Moon Iapetus
    By dickeazy in forum Armageddon and The End Times
    Replies: 9
    Last Post: 06-15-2008, 09:49 PM
  4. Saturn Moon's Bizarre Geography Revealed by Spacecraft
    By p_goddess in forum Computers, Astronomy, Science and Technology
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 05-22-2005, 10:08 AM
  5. Altantic Ridge/Underwater Creatures
    By Greeneyes in forum Cryptozoology, Botany and The Animal Kingdom
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 03-29-2005, 08:26 PM

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Terms of Use

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:28 AM.
Powered by vBulletin® Version 4.2.0
Copyright © 2013 vBulletin Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved.
© 2002-2011 Alien-UFOs.com. All Rights Reserved.