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Titan is an interesting moon because:
 
  A) beneath its clouds, Titan may be Earth-like, with liquid water.
  B) the Huygens rover has sent back images of sedimentary rocks there.
  C) it has a rich atmosphere that may resemble that of the early Earth.
  D) it is known to have ice volcanism on its surface.
  E) All of the above.

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Why would galaxies colliding in a small cluster tend to stick together, while galaxies in a large cluster tend to pass through each other?
 
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Answer to Question 1

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In a small cluster the lower mass means there is a smaller gravitational force pulling the galaxies together, which results in a lower collision speed. The greater mass in a large cluster results in a higher collision speedhigh enough that the individual galaxies don't slow down enough to merge.




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