Scalloped Rings

Posted on 28 November 2006 by catholicsensibility

 

The Cassini site posted an image that shows the influence of the tiny moon Daphnis on nearby ring edges. The Keeler Gap is 26 miles wide; the moon 4.3.

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Todd lives in Minnesota, serving a Catholic parish as a lay minister.
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1 Response to Scalloped Rings

  1. Darmok says:
    29 November 2006 at 6:41 am

    That is amazing. It’s incredible how the moons keep the rings so well-defined.

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