Cassini Reveals New Ring Quirks, Shadows During Saturn Equinox
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - 13:21
in Astronomy & Space
NASA scientists are marveling over the extent of ruffles and dust clouds revealed in the rings of Saturn during the planet's equinox last month. Scientists once thought the rings were almost completely flat, but new images reveal the heights of some newly discovered bumps in the rings are as high as the Rocky Mountains.