SPH simulations show that ice can be preferentially stripped from a differentiated moon during close encounters with Saturn to produce rings matching the observed mass and composition, if the closest approach lies between the ice and rock Roche limits.
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Investigating tidal stripping of a pre-existing moon as the origin of Saturn's young icy rings
SPH simulations show that ice can be preferentially stripped from a differentiated moon during close encounters with Saturn to produce rings matching the observed mass and composition, if the closest approach lies between the ice and rock Roche limits.