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Mysterious Spokes in Saturn's Rings

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 27, 2006 is “Mysterious Spokes in Saturn's Rings,” an image. It is credited to Credit: CICLOPS , JPL , ESA , NASA. The original explanation runs about 154 words.

Mysterious Spokes in Saturn's Rings
Credit: CICLOPS , JPL , ESA , NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“What causes the mysterious spokes in Saturn’s rings? Visible on the left of the above image as ghostlike impressions, spokes were first discovered by the Voyager spacecraft that buzzed by Saturn in the early 1980s.”

— APOD editors, November 27, 2006

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
November 27, 2006
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: CICLOPS , JPL , ESA , NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 154 words

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Saturn

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