Posted on 09/07/2005 4:05:24 AM PDT by nuke rocketeer
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- New observations by the international Cassini spacecraft reveal that Saturn's trademark shimmering rings, which have dazzled astronomers since Galileo's time, have dramatically changed over just the past 25 years. Among the most surprising findings is that parts of Saturn's innermost ring -- the D ring -- have grown dimmer since the Voyager spacecraft flew by the planet in 1981, and a piece of the D ring has moved 125 miles inward toward Saturn.
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See! Global warming is spreading!
Tell the liberals to check Uranus too.
Tell the liberals to check Uranus too.
OMGWTF BUSH'S FAULT!!!
Note to Mark Morford: NASA has also determined there are rings of debris around Uranus.
Are they Kling-ons??
alas...
Changes in Saturn Rings Baffle Scientists
Washington Post | Monday, September 5, 2005 | ALICIA CHANG
Posted on 09/05/2005 7:20:18 PM PDT by Zrob
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Scientists Find That Saturn's Rotation Period Is A Puzzle
University of Iowa | June 28, 2004 | Gary Galluzzo and Don Gurnett
Posted on 01/13/2005 6:00:04 PM PST by SunkenCiv
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Changes in Saturn Rings Baffle Scientists
Washington Post | Monday, September 5, 2005 | ALICIA CHANG
Posted on 09/05/2005 7:20:18 PM PDT by Zrob
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