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Splendid Saturn
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| Topic: Saturn system |
11/30/04 |
| The interplay of light and gravity feature in the shaping of Saturn's rings. As its moon orbit, they attract dust particles into fine bands or divisions. New images from the Cassini probe reveal both what the moons look like up close and also how they sculpt the planet's signature rings. |
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Saturn's Graceful Ripples
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| Topic: Saturn system |
11/10/04 |
| The fine structure of Saturn's rings is shaped by the planet's many inner moons. When viewed in ultraviolet the spectacular rings resemble the ridges on a long-playing record. |
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Surfing Saturn's Wave Action
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| Topic: Saturn system |
11/08/04 |
| Saturn looks like anything but a quiet place when viewed in ultraviolet. The giant planet features wayward moons, colliding meteoroids, rippling rings and flickering auroras. |
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Half-Moons Rising
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| Topic: Saturn system |
10/26/04 |
| The Cassini probe snapped a wide-angle picture that shows the moon Mimas in relative close proximity to the spectacular rings. Later Tuesday, Cassini will fly within about 1000 kilometers (~600 miles) of the largest moon Titan. |
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Saturn Sightings: Tethys
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| Topic: Saturn system |
10/08/04 |
| The Cassini spacecraft in orbit around Saturn caught a glimpse of Tethys, a cratered, icy moon. Notable for Tethys are its split fissure and enormous crater, both of which leave the impression that its fragile surface is remaking itself slowly. |
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Saturn's Family Portrait
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| Topic: Saturn system |
09/13/04 |
| The Cassini spacecraft now orbiting Saturn takes a wide-angle view of the ringed planet's extended moon system. These mostly icy moons have highly reflective, bright surfaces and tend to smooth over many impact scars when their frozen veneers heal. |
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Saturn's New F-ring Shepherd?
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| Topic: Saturn system |
09/09/04 |
| In the solar system, the second highest satellite tally is Saturn's. Before the Cassini mission, thirty-one moons were known--a number that has changed since the successful orbital insertion of the spacecraft. |
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Death Star Lookalike
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| Topic: Saturn system |
09/07/04 |
| Saturn's satellite, Mimas, can be imaged from afar and imagined up close, but its striking resemblance to the fictional Death Star from Star Wars gives the most dramatic view of its violent past. |
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Saturn's Rainbow Rings
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| Topic: Saturn system |
09/03/04 |
| Images showing the hot and cold parts of Saturn's rings feature a false-color temperature map of this icy debris field. The red to blue rainbow represents the most accurate picture of hot to cold regions. |
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Saturn Yields Two New Moons
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| Topic: Saturn system |
08/17/04 |
| To add to its system of 31 moons, Saturn may have many smaller moons only visible with the sharp vision of the Cassini spacecraft. Two candidate moons have been identified that are likely captured comets. |
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