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Астронет: Астрономическая картинка дня Сатурн, кольца и два спутника http://variable-stars.ru/db/msg/1171102/eng |
Credit & Copyright: NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory,Voyager Project
Explanation:
This image of Saturn was made by NASA's robot spacecraft
Voyager
2 as it began to explore the Saturn system in 1981.
Saturn's famous rings are visible along with two of its moons, Rhea and
Dione which appear as faint dots in the right and lower right
part of the picture.
Astronomers believe that Saturn's moons play a fundamental
role in sculpting its elaborate ring system.
For more information about the picture see the NASA, JPL press release.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
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and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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