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Saturn’s Rings

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Saturn’s Rings

False-color images (above) show off Saturn’s C- and B-rings in brilliant shades. High-resolution shots (below) also show off dark spoke-like features swirling around in the ring structure. Astronomers suspect that Saturn’s electromagnetic field is interacting with the rings in some way to produce these spokes but their ultimate cause remains a mystery.

Images: 1) NASA/JPL. 2) NASA/JPL.


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