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Jeffersness t1_jdbs7s3 wrote

Isn't the water in Saturn's rings from the same source (i.e. the same isotope ratio)?

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GeoGeoGeoGeo OP t1_jdbv2df wrote

Deuterium to hydrogen ratios relative to Earth's Standard Mean Ocean Water (SMOW) values for Ring B, and Titan are relatively close though Enceladus and Phoebe greatly differ. Still, CI chondrite D/H ratios are closer to Earth's than any of Saturn's rings or moons.

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