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    Scientists Compile Cassini’s Unique Observations of Saturn’s Rings

    October 19, 2022, Categories  Astronomy/Space

    Compilation of Saturn and its rings against black space
    SwRI scientists have compiled 41 solar occultation observations of Saturn’s rings, encompassing data from NASA’s Cassini mission over the course of nearly 20 years. The compilation will aid future investigations of the particle size distribution and composition in Saturn’s rings, key factors in understanding their formation and evolution. Courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/Cornell 

    Compilation will inform future investigations into the formation, evolution of ring system. Southwest Research Institute scientists have compiled 41 solar occultation observations of Saturn’s rings from the Cassini mission...

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