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The full set of rings, imaged as Saturn eclipsed the Sun from the vantage of the Cassini orbiter, 1.2 million km (¾ million miles) distant, on 19 July 2013 (brightness is exaggerated). Earth appears as a dot at 4 o'clock, between the G and E rings. The rings of Saturn are the most extensive and complex ring system of any planet in the Solar ...
May 4, 2017 · Saturn has more than a dozen rings and gaps within them, but no definite answer to how many rings it has. Learn about the main ring systems, the dusty rings, the Cassini Division and the smaller divisions and gaps in this article.
Sep 22, 2017 · There are actually many rings—maybe 500 to 1000. There are also gaps in the rings. Artist's concept of Cassini diving between Saturn and its innermost ring. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech. The Cassini spacecraft arrived at Saturn in July 2004. It orbited Saturn for 13 years, studying Saturn, its rings, and its moons much more thoroughly than the ...
Learn about Saturn's rings, which are made of billions of small chunks of ice and rock, and how they compare to other planets' rings. Find out how Saturn's rings are named, where they start and end, and how they are different from the Cassini Division.
Aug 29, 2005 · Learn about the structure, composition and origin of Saturn's rings, which are wider than the distance from Earth to the Moon. The main rings are A, B and C, but there are also fainter rings named G and E, and a tiny ring inside the A ring called the Encke Gap.
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Nov 8, 2017 · The rings of Saturn are made of billions of particles, from tiny grains to giant chunks. The ring system has fascinated skywatchers for centuries.
Learn about the structure, formation and evolution of Saturn's rings, as well as the missions that have explored them. See images, videos and news articles about the rings of Saturn.
