Saturn's moon Hyperion looks like there's something wrong with it and it's contagious - ThreadSky

theplanetaryguy.bsky.social • 73 days ago

Saturn's moon Hyperion looks like there's something wrong with it and it's contagious

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tomgco90.bsky.social•61 days ago

What a great photo!! Something interesting went on there for sure!!

kateorman.bsky.social•73 days ago

It always makes me think of one of those shells you see at the beach that's been attacked by worms, or erosion, or something.

theplanetaryguy.bsky.social•73 days ago

This is NASA Photojournal image PIA07740, taken by the Cassini spacecraft on 26 September 2005 from a distance of 62,000 km.

Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute

jtuttlekeane.bsky.social•72 days ago

My favorite little chaotic tumbler

xanaxides.bsky.social•70 days ago

I mean, if the impact origin is right, it kinda was.

felinecannon.bsky.social•73 days ago

Space barnacles are benign epiphytes. Sign of a healthy ecosystem.

volcanopele.bsky.social•72 days ago

It looks like a sponge and its density doesn’t suggest otherwise.

lalole.bsky.social•73 days ago

Thanks, now I'm infected 🙄

randalms.bsky.social•72 days ago

Here is a nice article: https://planetaryscienceblog.wordpress.com/2016/09/29/hyperion/

randalms.bsky.social•72 days ago

I would imagine that there are lots of hollow spaces inside it that are filled with debris rattling around. That seems like it could mess up the 'classic' and chaotic rotation models ?

alectrospace1.bsky.social•73 days ago

It resembles a large chunk of pumice.

c0nfluence.bsky.social•72 days ago

I think it looks just fine.

marijocook.bsky.social•72 days ago

It looks like it grew out of a smaller core.

drewbrayshaw.bsky.social•73 days ago

It heard Mimas might be hollow and it's jealous!

illimij.bsky.social•73 days ago

Did the spores travel to Earth?

alisabokulich.bsky.social•72 days ago

This same photo of Hyperion makes an appearance in my book on quantum chaos (which also explores the idea that there is something wrong with Hyperion...) ⚛️
https://bokulich.org/books/