<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9847360#post9847360 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Gonodactylus
The Nature paper presented a model of how the system worked, but did not specifically test it. We have submitted a massive paper to JEB that includes CT scans that shows that the saddle is not the primary storage cite. It may play a role, possibly as a shock absorber.
Roy