Cassini sees new objects blazing trails in Saturn ring
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 13:20
in Astronomy & Space
Scientists have discovered strange half-mile-sized objects punching through parts of Saturn's F ring, leaving glittering trails behind them. These trails in the rings, which scientists are calling 'mini-jets', fill in a missing link in our understanding of the curious behaviour of the F ring.
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