Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Mysterious Object Rips Through One of Saturn's Rings

Saturn Gets Served: A mysterious object passing through Saturn's "Ring F"
NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute

From Popular Science:

Saturn's approaching equinox reveals a possible ring collision with a small object.

An unknown object appears to have punched through one of Saturn's rings and left a calling card in the form of trailing debris. NASA's Cassini spacecraft snapped the image on June 11, 2009 during its ongoing tour of Saturn and its moons.

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