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'Fans' Found in F Ring
Cassini imaging scientists have found fan-like structures that suggest the presence of clumps of ring material -- possibly proto-moonlets -- in Saturn's ever-changing F ring. (News release can be found here.)
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'Fan' in the F Ring - Jul 20, 2010: This mosaic of images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft depicts fan-like structures in Saturn's tenuous F ring. |
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Multiple F-Ring 'Fans' - Jul 20, 2010: This mosaic of images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows three fan-like structures in Saturn's tenuous F ring. |
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F Ring's Bright Core Clumps - Jul 20, 2010: Bright clumps of ring material and a fan-like structure appear near the core of Saturn's tenuous F ring in this mosaic of images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. |
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The Effect of Prometheus on the F Ring - Jul 20, 2010: This movie features a simulation showing the changes to a portion of Saturn's F ring as the shepherding moon Prometheus swings by it. |
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Catching a Cluster of Stars - Jul 20, 2010: While NASA's Cassini spacecraft was pointed to study Saturn's F ring, it happened to catch a globular star cluster passing through the camera's field of view. |
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