Saturn's Rings To Shine As Never Before |
Saturn's Rings To Shine As Never Before |
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Sep 16 2006, 10:19 AM
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http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features/feature20060915.cfm
Ring scientists have been waiting for this. Finally, after more than two years orbiting Saturn, the Cassini spacecraft reaches one of the ultimate vantage points. The rings should shine with majesty worthy of the "Jewel of the Solar System." |
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Jan 26 2007, 05:03 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
You're right, UG, and thanks for the reality check...raw imagery has its bear-traps for the unwary! Looks like I got lucky, is all...
Meanwhile, here's an interesting example of dynamic activity in the F-ring. What's really fascinating here (at least to me) is the possibility that rather than being disassociated this material might actually be in the process of being accreted into a discrete object...the causal arrow, if you will, is not obvious (although entropy does argue for dissolution). Still, seems like there might be a lot of lessons to be learned with respect to things like planet formation here. -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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