Description

Saturn’s moon Hyperion might be the weirdest object in the solar system. In this video, we’ll explore Hyperion’s spongy surface, mostly empty interior, chaotic motion, and its strange power to dish out electric shocks from 2,000 km away…



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0:00 Hyperion
1:42 Discovery of Hyperion
3:59 It’s Empty
5:44 How Did It Form?
7:03 Spongy Surface
8:56 Irregular Orbit
10:19 Unpredictable Spin
11:28 Complex Chemistry
14:23 Hyperion Zapped Cassini



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References:



“Saturn’s Moon Hyperion”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/hyperion
“Nature Astronomy - Hyperion Overview”, via nature.com https://astrumspace.info/nathyp
“Organics Sprinkled on Hyperion”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/hyporg
“Hyperion Tumbles into View”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/spongyhyp
“Hyperion’s Sponge-like Appearance”, via nih.gov https://astrumspace.info/hyplook
“Rough and Tumble Hyperion”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/roughhyp
“The Chaotic Rotation of Hyperion”, via harvard.edu https://astrumspace.info/chaotic

“Compositional Analysis of Hyperion”, via sciencedirect.com https://astrumspace.info/comphyp
“Strongly Negative Surface Potential at Hyperion”, via wiley.com https://astrumspace.info/zap
“NASA Finds Hydrocarbons on Hyperion”, via.nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/hyperionhc



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Credits:
Writer: Poppy Pinnock
Video Editor: Nick Shishkin
Audio Editor: James Horsley
Researcher: Shourya Shrivastava
Script Editor: Damaris McColgan
Thumbnail Designers: Peter Sheppard, Juane Dames
Publishing Lead: Georgina Brenner
Production Coordinator: Rose Unwin
Edit Producer: Poppy Pinnock
Head of Astrum: Jess Jordan
Creator of Astrum: Alex McColgan



With special thanks to:
NASA/ESO/ESA



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