Ringmakers of Saturn PDF - Patrick Crusade

IAPETUS MYSTERY UNRAVELED
Turbulent flow and electrolytic* action over the surface will produce
deposits, the composition of which derives from emitted vehicle
products. Most pre-existing topographical prominences within the
flow will undergo severe erosion. Depending upon circumstances,
prominences might assume streamlined shapes from coherent flow or
peculiar forms due to turbulence. Electrical-current entry and exit
areas will be marked by craters whose interiors are pitted from stray
subordinate fingers of current. Dominantly, however, prolonged
application of heat from the tongue and underbody emissions will, in
time, melt the surface. Evidence of current-formed craters and other
formations will be erased and, in turn, the surface will be left smooth.
Observers of Iapetus have wondered how the iceous region, being
shadowed from the sun, can be so intensely bright. They have
wondered how the iceous surface can change so abruptly into a
radically different asphaltic composition. They have wondered about
unexpected flashes of light, large variations in surface reflectivity and
sudden disappearances from view. The mystery is resolved completely
and satisfactorily by the nearby presence of an active electromagnetic
vehicle.
*Chemical decomposition by the action of electric current.
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