Astronomy Picture of the Day · October 13, 2009

Giant Dust Ring Discovered Around Saturn

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 13, 2009 is “Giant Dust Ring Discovered Around Saturn,” an image. It is credited to Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Univ. of Virginia. The original explanation runs about 128 words.

From the explanation

“What has created a large dust ring around Saturn? At over 200 times the radius of Saturn and over 50 times the radius of Saturn’s expansive E ring , the newly discovered dust ring is the largest planetary ring yet imaged.”

— APOD editors, October 13, 2009

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At a glance

Date: October 13, 2009
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Univ. of Virginia
Copyright: No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 128 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, October 13, 2009 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2009-october-13-giant-dust-ring-discovered-around-saturn

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