ACCRETION OF SATURN'S INNER MID-SIZED MOONS FROM A MASSIVE PRIMORDIAL ICE RING
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Saturn's rings are rock-poor, containing 90 to 95% ice by mass. As a group, Saturn's moons interior to and including Tethys are also about 90% ice. Tethys itself contains < 6% rock by mass, in contrast to its similar-mass outer neighbor Dione, which contains >... ...