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Semi-protected edit request on 25 April 2023[edit]

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Rsxtypes (talk) 17:13, 25 April 2023 (UTC) of which 53 are officially named 63 are officially named according to nasa and another 20 moons are waiting to be confirmed.[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. M.Bitton (talk) 21:29, 25 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

add 30 moons 104.158.152.182 (talk) 20:30, 9 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Saturn." listed at Redirects for discussion[edit]

The redirect Saturn. has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 November 6 § Saturn. until a consensus is reached. Gonnym (talk) 12:18, 6 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I cannot describe the meaning.[edit]

"Simulated appearance of Saturn as seen from Earth (at opposition) during an orbit of Saturn, 2001–2029"

What is the meaning of "(at opposition)"?

Who someone adds it?

It is impossible to understand that the word opposition refers to similar to in vein with far side of moon.

Cmiiw.2404:8000:1027:B639:6CFF:13AA:C44D:922A (talk) 15:20, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I've added a link to the article about opposition; I hope that helps? - Parejkoj (talk) 18:40, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Please change 0.2 gauss (µT) to 0.2 gauss (20 μT), as 1 gauss is 10^-4 Tesla The Space Stout (talk) 08:36, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done Hyphenation Expert (talk) 22:53, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Clarification on the creation of the rings. Current part of the rings discussion in this article: "There are two main hypotheses regarding the origin of the rings. One hypothesis is that the rings are remnants of a destroyed moon of Saturn, for which a research team at MIT has proposed the name "Chrysalis"^[1]. The second hypothesis is that the rings are left over from the original nebular material from which Saturn was formed."

Suggested edit: There is a debate on the age of the rings. One side supports that they are ancient, and were created simultaneously with Saturn from the original nebular material (around 4.6 billion years ago)^[2], or shortly after the LHB (around 4.1 to 3.8 billion years ago)^[3]^[4]. The other side supports that they are much younger, created around 100 million years ago^[5]. An MIT research team, supporting the latter theory, proposed that the rings are remnant of a destroyed moon of Saturn, named ″Chrysalis″^[1]. The Space Stout (talk) 11:40, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

^ ^a ^b Wisdom, Jack; Dbouk, Rola; Militzer, Burkhard; Hubbard, William B.; Nimmo, Francis; Downey, Brynna G.; French, Richard G. (16 September 2022). "Loss of a satellite could explain Saturn's obliquity and young rings". Science. 377 (6612): 1285–1289. doi:10.1126/science.abn1234. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
^ Canup, Robin M. (December 2010). "Origin of Saturn's rings and inner moons by mass removal from a lost Titan-sized satellite". Nature. 468 (7326): 943–946. doi:10.1038/nature09661. ISSN 1476-4687. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
^ Crida, A.; Charnoz, S. (30 November 2012). "Formation of Regular Satellites from Ancient Massive Rings in the Solar System". Science. 338 (6111): 1196–1199. doi:10.1126/science.1226477. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
^ Charnoz, Sébastien; Morbidelli, Alessandro; Dones, Luke; Salmon, Julien (February 2009). "Did Saturn's rings form during the Late Heavy Bombardment?". Icarus. 199 (2): 413–428. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2008.10.019. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
^ Kempf, Sascha; Altobelli, Nicolas; Schmidt, Jürgen; Cuzzi, Jeffrey N.; Estrada, Paul R.; Srama, Ralf (12 May 2023). "Micrometeoroid infall onto Saturn's rings constrains their age to no more than a few hundred million years". Science Advances. 9 (19). doi:10.1126/sciadv.adf8537. Retrieved 22 May 2024.

[chrysallis-1] Wisdom, Jack; Dbouk, Rola; Militzer, Burkhard; Hubbard, William B.; Nimmo, Francis; Downey, Brynna G.; French, Richard G. (16 September 2022). "Loss of a satellite could explain Saturn's obliquity and young rings". Science. 377 (6612): 1285–1289. doi:10.1126/science.abn1234. Retrieved 22 May 2024.

[2] Canup, Robin M. (December 2010). "Origin of Saturn's rings and inner moons by mass removal from a lost Titan-sized satellite". Nature. 468 (7326): 943–946. doi:10.1038/nature09661. ISSN 1476-4687. Retrieved 22 May 2024.

[3] Crida, A.; Charnoz, S. (30 November 2012). "Formation of Regular Satellites from Ancient Massive Rings in the Solar System". Science. 338 (6111): 1196–1199. doi:10.1126/science.1226477. Retrieved 22 May 2024.

[4] Charnoz, Sébastien; Morbidelli, Alessandro; Dones, Luke; Salmon, Julien (February 2009). "Did Saturn's rings form during the Late Heavy Bombardment?". Icarus. 199 (2): 413–428. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2008.10.019. Retrieved 22 May 2024.

[5] Kempf, Sascha; Altobelli, Nicolas; Schmidt, Jürgen; Cuzzi, Jeffrey N.; Estrada, Paul R.; Srama, Ralf (12 May 2023). "Micrometeoroid infall onto Saturn's rings constrains their age to no more than a few hundred million years". Science Advances. 9 (19). doi:10.1126/sciadv.adf8537. Retrieved 22 May 2024.

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