Understanding the formation of Saturn's regular moons in the context of giant planet moons formation scenarios
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| author | Blanc, Michel Crida, Aurélien Shibaike, Yuhito Charnoz, Sebastien Moutamid, Maryame El Estrada, Paul Mousis, Olivier Salmon, Julien Schneeberger, Antoine Vernazza, Pierre |
| author_facet | Blanc, Michel Crida, Aurélien Shibaike, Yuhito Charnoz, Sebastien Moutamid, Maryame El Estrada, Paul Mousis, Olivier Salmon, Julien Schneeberger, Antoine Vernazza, Pierre |
| contents | This article explores the different formation scenarios of the Kronian moons system in the context of a highly dissipative Saturn, with the objective of identifying the most likely of these scenarios. First, we review the diversity of objects - moons and rings - orbiting solar system giant planets, and the diversity of their architectures, which formation scenarios must reproduce. We then identify in this broader context the specific features of the Saturn system, such as the particularly large spectrum of its moon masses, the uniqueness of Titan and the presence of both dense and tenuous rings, before discussing the applicability of the different giant planet moon formation scenarios to the Saturn case. We discuss each of the most relevant scenarios and their respective merits. Finally, we tentatively propose a "favorite" scenario and we identify the key observations to be made by future space missions and/or Earth-based telescopic observations to validate this scenario or possibly alternative ones. |
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| spellingShingle | Understanding the formation of Saturn's regular moons in the context of giant planet moons formation scenarios Blanc, Michel Crida, Aurélien Shibaike, Yuhito Charnoz, Sebastien Moutamid, Maryame El Estrada, Paul Mousis, Olivier Salmon, Julien Schneeberger, Antoine Vernazza, Pierre Earth and Planetary Astrophysics This article explores the different formation scenarios of the Kronian moons system in the context of a highly dissipative Saturn, with the objective of identifying the most likely of these scenarios. First, we review the diversity of objects - moons and rings - orbiting solar system giant planets, and the diversity of their architectures, which formation scenarios must reproduce. We then identify in this broader context the specific features of the Saturn system, such as the particularly large spectrum of its moon masses, the uniqueness of Titan and the presence of both dense and tenuous rings, before discussing the applicability of the different giant planet moon formation scenarios to the Saturn case. We discuss each of the most relevant scenarios and their respective merits. Finally, we tentatively propose a "favorite" scenario and we identify the key observations to be made by future space missions and/or Earth-based telescopic observations to validate this scenario or possibly alternative ones. |
| title | Understanding the formation of Saturn's regular moons in the context of giant planet moons formation scenarios |
| topic | Earth and Planetary Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.01351 |