Based on the latest research results, Saturn's rings probably originated from cosmic murder. The victim is a moon of Saturn is missing is on about 4.5 billion years ago.
Who become suspects the killer is a collection of hydrogen gas that surrounds Saturn ever month when dozens were formed. But now, hydrogen gas was no longer around Saturn.
Cause of death that month, he may be forced to jump into Saturn. And now the ring spectacular colorful evidence of the death of the month.
As months and then condemned her death spiral arise. Spiral that happens because the outer layer of ice Saturn was robbed and then form a ring, according to a new theory published in the journal Nature on Sunday (12/12).
"Saturn has a ring of accomplices who produce," said study author Robin Canup, an astronomer at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado.
Cornell astronomer Joe Burns stated mystery Saturn's rings have been puzzling people for centuries. Although not involved in this study, but he acknowledged the new theory Canup quite reasonable.
Another leading theory that a few months of hitting one another Saturn or the moon crashed into the asteroid that left debris that form a ring.
The problem is the months in Saturn's composed of half rock and half ice. "While the Saturn is now 95 percent consists of ice and ice may be all," said Canup.
If the ring formed by the collision between the moon or asteroid by-month, there will be more stone in the ring.
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