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Cassini's death dive into Saturn reveals weird ring 'rain' & other surprises

7 years 11 months ago
To distant, Earthling eyes, the gap between Saturn and its rings looks calm, like a deep breath of empty space between one beautifully intricate structure and another. But in 11 new papers, born from the demise of one of NASA's most beloved planetary science missions, scientists destroy that illusion, laying out a set of unexpectedly complicated phenomena dancing through that emptiness.
Meghan Bartels Space.com Senior Writer
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