• treadful@lemmy.zip
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    24 days ago

    And that’s to say nothing of Uranus’ moons, of which there are nearly 30.

    Damn. Surprised that many can last that long and not destroy each other.

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      The gas Giants are huge, like really really huge. Jupiter and Saturn have more than that. The rings from Saturn are probably from moons, but not necessarily colliding, but getting close enough to the planet to reach the Roche Limit.