Re: Would you like Titan as our Moon?

From: Alexander Avtanski (avtanski_at_ispwest.com)
Date: 01/18/05 

Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 12:07:41 -0800

Brian Tung wrote:
>
> I believe both Phobos and Deimos are gravitationally locked, in the
> sense that they always present the same face to the Martian surface.
>
> [ ... ]

My wrong. Then what was the one that was kind of tumbling randomly?
Maybe this was an asteroid, but somehow, somwehere in the disty corners
of my mind I have some hazy recollections about a small moon (?) that
tumbles quite chaotically. Evidently it's not Phobos nor Deimos.

Wait a minute. I just remembered and checked it - it's Hyperion.
How about Hyperion then?

- Alex

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