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I am doind this one so I better go and research
I am doind this one so I better go and research
Saturn is the onley planet with a ring round it.
Saturn and some of its moons can be seen in the composite image at left. Four more moons were found in late 2000 and 9 more were discovered recently for a total of 31. Scientists are tracking more objects that may be additional moons.
The Voyager missions found winds, magnetic field, auroras and lightning on the planet similar to Jupiter. Also, the planet has light colored cloud bands and darker bands like the larger gas giant.
The fascinating ring system observed by Galileo in 1610 is only beginning to be understood. At first thought to be a solid ring it is now known to be thousands of water ice particles with some chunks as big as a small car. The rings are held in place by moons that "sheperd" the particles and keep them in a series of ringlets. Some gaps like the Cassini Division separate the ringlets called the "A Ring", "B Ring" and so on. The Cassini/Huygens spacecraft passed through between the "F" and "G" rings on its way to orbit Saturn!!!
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