Posted on 09/05/2005 7:20:18 PM PDT by Zrob
Space Ping-worthy?
Why should scientists be puzzled? The ring system is kept in place by 'shepherd moons', and is plainly an n-body gravitationaly system for n>2. It therefore exhibits chaotic dyanmics and is predictable only in the short run.
Scientists Find That Saturn's Rotation Period Is A Puzzle
University of Iowa | June 28, 2004 | Gary Galluzzo and Don Gurnett
Posted on 01/13/2005 6:00:04 PM PST by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1320410/posts
Cassini's first surprise: Saturn's magnetic field unlike Earth's
sfgate.com | 6/29/04 | David Perlman
Posted on 06/29/2004 10:26:23 PM PDT by LibWhacker
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1162788/posts
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