Saturn’s skies sparkle with the faces of its many moons — some frosted and bright, others darker, honeycombed, or hiding beneath haze. How nature built these worlds from the same set of materials is a conundrum that has eluded scientists for years.
Saturn’s varied moons — including Titan (background), Dione (center) and Pandora (right) may have resulted from violent collisions in the early Saturnian system.
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