These impacts fragmented larger bodies. A group of 47 of these moons is formed by a large impact in the past and is called Mundilfari.

The researchers suggest that a recent collision, that may have occurred at least 100 million years ago, may have created the Mundilfari subgroup, a hypothesis that was previously advanced in a ...

A handful of these newly confirmed satellites belong to a group called Mundilfari, named for a Norse deity. Astronomers link 47 of the latest discoveries to this cluster. “This is implying we could be ...

He said a group of the newly discovered moons is located near the so-called Mundilfari subgroup, leading them to suspect that a “catastrophic collision” broke up a now-destroyed moon ...

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The "disappearance" is due to Saturn's tilt Every 13 to 15 years, Saturn's rings align perfectly with Earth's line of sight The ring plane crossing is difficult for most skywatchers to observe. Saturn ...

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