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...the most splendid ring system in the Solar System

...particle density of ring particles

I wonder how much editors for NASA get pai.
3 posted on 06/09/2008 1:51:40 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: Telepathic Intruder

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4 posted on 06/09/2008 1:52:52 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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These are all “terms of art”, and hence not to be altered. That is, Saturn has a “ring system” not just “rings”, so you don’t edit it down to avoid repetition. Similarly, “particle density” is in contradistinction to mass density, for example, and is a property of the “ring particles” and not some other particles. I myself would have no objection to “particle density of the rings”, but I understand this kind of talk.


9 posted on 06/09/2008 10:07:52 PM PDT by dr_lew
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