Saturn's Rings

Saturn's Rings

News and information about Saturn's rings. What material makes up Saturn's rings, and how did they form? Check out pictures, and gather news from NASA and other space agencies.

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Written by thefifthlord on
Daily Quote: “If there were no stars, no skies, and all was an illusion would you be there to look at them?” - Me Credit: Cassini Imaging Team, SSI, JPL, ESA, NASA Explanation: What do Saturn’s rings look like from the other side? From Earth, we usually see Saturn’s rings from the same side of the ring plane that the Sun illuminates them. Geometrically, in the above picture taken in April by the robot Cassini spacecraft now orbiting Saturn, the Sun is behind the camera but on the other side of the ring plane. This vantage point, specifically 17 degrees above the ring plane, ... Read Full Story
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saturn's ringplane

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This video of what Earth would look like with Saturnine rings is pretty ho-hum, yeah, there's a shot from orbit of the Earth with Saturn's rings around it, and then BAM! here's what it would look like at night in NYC: The view from Ecuador is pretty great too. Tags: Earth   remix   Saturn   video  
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A wide swath of Saturn's rings and a sliver of the planet's southern hemisphere form a beautiful tableau in this recent image from the Cassini spacecraft, which has been orbiting Saturn for more than five years.  
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Mimas, one of the largest moons of Saturn, shows the scars of billions of years of impacts by rocky debris in this close-up view from the Cassini spacecraft, with Saturn's rings in the background.  
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