Where does Saturn halo come from?Scientist: It may be "kill" a satellite

Jimu Journalist Hu Li

Saturn's halo is considered to be the most special existence of the eight major planets of the solar system, but the source of the halo is a bit incredible.

Saturn comics (picture source: "Daily Beast")

According to reports on September 15th of "Daily Beast", on September 15, local time, a study published in the "Science" magazine showed that about 160 million years ago, Saturn "killed" a "butterfly pupa" called "butterfly" (Chrysalis) satellites, the fragments of "butterfly" form a halo of Saturn.

As we all know, Saturn has 83 satellites. Its aura consists of ice cubes, rocks, dust or other substances, with a thickness of about 10 meters and tilting 26.7 degrees around Saturn.

Saturn (Picture Source: National Aerospace Bureau)

On September 15, local time, a new study in Science magazine said that Saturn had no halo at first. For billions of years, "butterfly" rotated around Saturn in harmony. But 160 million years ago, the "butterfly" lost its stability, and the running track was too close to Saturn. Saturn's huge gravity torn "butterfly" into fragments. Researchers believe that a small part of these fragments may still be left on the track of the "butterfly pupa", and eventually decomposes into small fragments that are now forming a huge ring of Saturn.

It is reported that the existence of Saturn Ring is nearly 100 million years. The planetary scientists of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the main author of this new study Jack Witzdham said: "This satellite (butterfly) has been in a dormant state for a long time, and suddenly becomes a state of dormant, and suddenly it becomes suddenly becoming. In active, the ring of Saturn appears. "

"Butterfly" conjecture is not groundless. As early as September 2017, the data collected by the National Aeronautics and Aerospace Administration Cassini detector in Saturn's atmosphere showed that "butterfly" may have existed, and now it also supports Jack Witzdem's point of view. Essence

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