I don't think Saturn's rings will disappear anytime soon, but this tells us how the rings are evolving and how long they might last. |
I suspect there are more moons there than we know off. |
I think it surprised me in just how Earthlike Titan's surface appeared to be. |
If it had formed anywhere other than around Saturn, it would be a planet in its own right. |
In a sense Saturn is almost like a miniature solar system. |
This could be one of the biggest discoveries of the decade. |
We call this 'Cold Faithful'. The moon is one thousandth as big as our moon and has one, one-hundredths of Earth's gravity. |
We think the core is made of liquid hydrogen and helium. |
We're inferring that there is a liquid water reservoir under the surface and it's erupting in a geyser-like fashion, maybe like the Yellowstone geysers you would see. |
We're trying to understand how the rings are evolving. To me, that will be the most exciting time. |