Neptune May Have Once Witnessed a Lunar Massacre That Turned Its Original Moons 'Inside Out'

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““Either way, what we’re seeing on these moons had to come from deep inside something much larger,” Davis says in a statement .”
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Frase de exemplo“Either way, what we’re seeing on these moons had to come from deep inside something much larger,” Davis says in a statement .
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“Voyager 2 is the sole spacecraft to have ever dropped by Neptune, the most distant planet from the sun , and that was in 1989.”
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Frase de exemploVoyager 2 is the sole spacecraft to have ever dropped by Neptune, the most distant planet from the sun , and that was in 1989.
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“It follows a retrograde orbit, meaning it travels around its host counter to the planet’s rotation.”
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Frase de exemploIt follows a retrograde orbit, meaning it travels around its host counter to the planet’s rotation.
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“In the future, scientists could chip away at the unknown with a new space probe.”
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Frase de exemploIn the future, scientists could chip away at the unknown with a new space probe.
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“That begs a rather crucial question—how did the minerals get there?”
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Frase de exemploThat begs a rather crucial question—how did the minerals get there?
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“However, Davis and her colleagues point out that there could be another, albeit less likely, scenario: A different Pluto-sized object from the Kuiper Belt might have been snatched up and ripped apart by Neptune’s gravity.”
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Frase de exemploHowever, Davis and her colleagues point out that there could be another, albeit less likely, scenario: A different Pluto-sized object from the Kuiper Belt might have been snatched up and ripped apart by Neptune’s gravity.
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““Either way, what we’re seeing on these moons had to come from deep inside something much larger,” Davis says in a statement .”
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Frase de exemplo“Either way, what we’re seeing on these moons had to come from deep inside something much larger,” Davis says in a statement .
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“Fun fact: Discovery of Neptune’s largest moon When Neptune’s largest moon, Triton, was first spotted, “beer helped make the finding possible” in a roundabout way, according to NASA .”
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Frase de exemploFun fact: Discovery of Neptune’s largest moon When Neptune’s largest moon, Triton, was first spotted, “beer helped make the finding possible” in a roundabout way, according to NASA .
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““Neptune’s inner moons may be the only place in the solar system where we can directly observe that material, because a catastrophic event essentially turned those ancient worlds inside out.” The team's leading theory involves some of the interiors of larger, bygone Neptunian moons collecting in today's smaller satellites after violent collisions triggered by Triton.”
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Frase de exemplo“Neptune’s inner moons may be the only place in the solar system where we can directly observe that material, because a catastrophic event essentially turned those ancient worlds inside out.” The team's leading theory involves some of the interiors of larger, bygone Neptunian moons collecting in today's smaller satellites after violent collisions triggered by Triton.
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Frase de exemploNeptune May Have Once Witnessed a Lunar Massacre That Turned Its Original Moons 'Inside Out' Skip to main content Search Shop Newsletters Renew Give a Gift Subscribe Membership i Subscribe Give a Gift Renew Sections Smart News History Science Innovation Arts & Culture Travel At the Smithsonian More from Smithsonian magazine Newsletters Photo Contest Podcast Videos Our Partners Smithsonian Store Smithsonian Journeys Subscribe to Smithsonian magazine and get a FREE tote.
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“In a study published July 29 in Science Advances , researchers investigated Neptune’s rings and three of its inner moons using spectroscopy , a technique that analyzes wavelengths of light to reveal an object’s chemical makeup.”
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Frase de exemploIn a study published July 29 in Science Advances , researchers investigated Neptune’s rings and three of its inner moons using spectroscopy , a technique that analyzes wavelengths of light to reveal an object’s chemical makeup.
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“Share Copy link Email SMS Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Bluesky Print Add as preferred source A 2022 image of Neptune, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared Camera Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Naomi Rowe-Gurney (NASA-GSFC) Neptune’s system of moons may have been the victim of an ancient astronomical calamity that saw an intruder barrel in and tear the orbiting bodies apart.”
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Frase de exemploShare Copy link Email SMS Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Bluesky Print Add as preferred source A 2022 image of Neptune, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared Camera Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Naomi Rowe-Gurney (NASA-GSFC) Neptune’s system of moons may have been the victim of an ancient astronomical calamity that saw an intruder barrel in and tear the orbiting bodies apart.
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““The moons themselves are far too small and cold for that chemistry to have occurred in place, so the clay had to come from somewhere else—the deep interior of ⁠a much larger ancient world.” Enter Triton, perhaps the strangest object in Neptune’s already unusual satellite system.”
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Frase de exemplo“The moons themselves are far too small and cold for that chemistry to have occurred in place, so the clay had to come from somewhere else—the deep interior of ⁠a much larger ancient world.” Enter Triton, perhaps the strangest object in Neptune’s already unusual satellite system.
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“Spectroscopic data from the James Webb Space Telescope revealed evidence of magnesium-rich phyllosilicates in the rings and in two of the moons.”
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Frase de exemploSpectroscopic data from the James Webb Space Telescope revealed evidence of magnesium-rich phyllosilicates in the rings and in two of the moons.
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“Spectroscopic data from the James Webb Space Telescope revealed evidence of magnesium-rich phyllosilicates in the rings and in two of the moons.”
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Frase de exemploSpectroscopic data from the James Webb Space Telescope revealed evidence of magnesium-rich phyllosilicates in the rings and in two of the moons.
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““These minerals require prolonged contact between liquid water and rock to form,” Ryleigh Davis , a planetary scientist at the University of California, San Diego, and lead author of the study, tells Reuters ’ Will Dunham.”
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Frase de exemplo“These minerals require prolonged contact between liquid water and rock to form,” Ryleigh Davis , a planetary scientist at the University of California, San Diego, and lead author of the study, tells Reuters ’ Will Dunham.
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““The interiors of large, icy moons are normally permanently hidden from us, buried beneath thick shells of water ice,” Davis tells Space.com ’s Charles Q.”
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Frase de exemplo“The interiors of large, icy moons are normally permanently hidden from us, buried beneath thick shells of water ice,” Davis tells Space.com ’s Charles Q.