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Amidst And Beyond The Rings

Posted on Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Uploaded by Waspie_Dwarf
Amidst And Beyond The Rings
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute

Uploader comment: While the moon Epimetheus passes by, beyond the edge of Saturn's main rings, the tiny moon Daphnis carries on its orbit within the Keeler gap of the A ring. Although quite different in size, both moons create waves in the rings thanks to their gravitational influences.


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