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   From: henry@spsystems.net   
      
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   Fin Fahey   wrote:   
   >> Yes and no.  Your intuition is correct that Saturn will raise very large   
   >> tidal bulges in Titan.  *However*, Titan is tide-locked to Saturn, so   
   >> those big bulges don't move around much...   
   >   
   >How about tides due to other moons? (I think Rhea or Dione would be the   
   >best candidates.) They wouldn't be anything like the size of our lunar   
   >tides, but maybe there'd be a measurable effect.   
      
   Alas, I fear not.  The Saturnian system is a big place.  The distance   
   between Titan and Rhea is never *less* than about twice the distance from   
   the Earth to the Moon.  I haven't time right now to wade through the   
   numerical details, but it looks to me like inter-moon tides are going to   
   be quite insignificant.   
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