Density Waves in Saturn's Rings (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Cruz

Density Waves in Saturn's Rings

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This Cassini image shows in unprecedented detail a density wave in Saturn's B ring, most likely caused by a small moon systematically perturbing the orbits of ring particles.

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NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute

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