Cassini Images Ring Arcs Among Saturn's Moons
Friday, September 5, 2008 - 13:35
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Cassini spacecraft has detected a faint, partial ring orbiting with one small moon of Saturn, and has confirmed the presence of another partial ring orbiting with a second moon. This is further evidence that most of the planet's small, inner moons orbit within partial or complete rings.
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