Terry - Looks to me like the force from a giant impactor (or the lifting tide of a near miss with a large body) might have almost broken the moon in half, but the two sides of the enormous fissure slapped back together from gravity, raising a ridge. (Bet Harold Edgerton would have loved to get a shot of that. Ker-SPLATTT!)
- R. >Ya gotta love Richard Hoagland with new claims about >Iapetus: > >http://www.enterprisemission.com/moon1.htm > >But, what *is* that linear ridge ringing the moon? >(Great image 70% down the page.) > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com
