Saturn's faint rings share some of their secrets

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Double-Banded E Ring - Dramatic edge-on Cassini views of Saturns E ring like these side-by-side images reveal for the first time a double-banded structure similar to that of Jupiters gossamer ring and to the bands of dust found within the Suns astero ...
Double-Banded E Ring - Dramatic edge-on Cassini views of Saturn’s E ring, like these side-by-side images, reveal for the first time a double-banded structure similar to that of Jupiter’s gossamer ring and to the bands of dust found within the Sun’s asteroid belt.
NASA Cassini spacecraft images of Saturn's diaphanous G and E rings are yielding new clues about their structure and formation.


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