The measure of Titan’s incredibly large migration speed away from Saturn reveals that tidal dissipation depends on the orbital frequency. This new paradigm has many implications for the internal structure of Saturn and the history of its satellite system.
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Crida, A. Large tides alert on Saturn. Nat Astron 4, 1024–1025 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-020-1109-0
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