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by Writer@large
Tue Mar 27, 2007 1:02 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Enceladus, object? (APOD 27 Mar 2007)
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Enceladus (APOD 27 Mar 2007)

Saturn's moon Enceladus appears more a comet than a moon. What are the chances it is a recent capture?

It doesn't appear large enough to sustain mass loss over astronomical time scales.