Scientists compile Cassini’s unique observations of Saturn’s rings
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Scientists have compiled 41 solar occultation observations of Saturn's rings from the Cassini mission.
Scientists have compiled 41 solar occultation observations of Saturn's rings from the Cassini mission. The compilation will inform future investigations of the particle size distribution and composition of Saturn's rings, key elements to understanding their formation and evolution. "For nearly two decades, NASA's Cassini spacecraft shared the wonders of Saturn and its family of icy moons and signature rings, but we still don't definitively know the origins of the ring system," said Dr. Stephanie Jarmak, a researcher in the SwRI Space Science Division. "Evidence indicates that the rings are relatively young and could have formed from the destruction of an icy satellite or a...