Cassini unravelling origins of Saturn’s rings
JUL 06, 2006
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.020241
The Register :The origins of some of Saturn’s rings’ most enigmatic features are becoming clearer. The most recent images sent back sent back by theCassini space craft show a bright arc of material looping around the edge of the G-ring, one of the most tenuous of all the rings around the gas giant. According to Cassini imaging team leader Dr Carolyn Porco, this long-lived feature of the ring held in place by resonant interactions with the moon Mima, similar to a ring feature seen encircling Neptune.
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