According to a recent study using data and images from NASA‘s Cassini spacecraft led by Sebastien Charnoz at the University of Paris, Saturn’s outer F-rings, which were initially interpreted as concentric ring segments, are in fact single connected spiral winding at least three times around the planet.
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The Saturn ring system are divided into various division. The order from the innermost to the outermost rings are: D, C, B, A, F, G, E. Saturn rings is an example of complex plasma commonly found in our cosmic universe. The “Cassini Division” are known to contain thin rings of dust whereas the A rings in contains an icy composition.
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Cassini-Huygens Official Website: http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov
Complex Plasma Laboratory Official Website: http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/plasma/complex/
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