Pandora A shepherd of Saturn

orin stepanek · Post by **orin stepanek** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 2:47 pm

The craters are so smooth that heat must have been applied at some point in time to melt some of the surface.
Orin

Empeda2 · Post by **Empeda2** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 4:28 pm

Would a gentle layering of some material not achieve the same effect? I'm think, if it's a shepherd, is it not possible that it's picked up some low density material from the ring?

S. Bilderback · Post by **S. Bilderback** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 2:01 am

I would go with the sand blasting and dust theory.

OutForADuck · Post by **OutForADuck** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 10:16 am

I'm new to this forum but it seems to me that if Pandora looks like it's covered in snow, and it's surrounded by snow (OK, ice-particles. etc. but close enough), then there is an obvious solution...

In short, I'm agreeing with The artist formerly known as... and S. Bilderback.

orin stepanek · Post by **orin stepanek** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 1:38 pm

You are all correct, I'm sure. The evidence is there. I was looking for a comparison view of Prometheus [companion moon] but I could not find a good view. I wanted to see if there were comparable features. It should also have smooth features.
Orin