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Published online 25 June 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040621-7
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Saturn's moon mystery solved
Cassini reveals how Phoebe came in from the cold.
They call her the wanderer. NASA's Cassini spacecraft has revealed that Saturn's moon Phoebe is a cosmic vagrant who was once part of the icy Kuiper Belt, which lies beyond Neptune.
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