Thursday, August 27, 2009

Clarke's Monolith Found On Saturn

OK, not exactly. But Saturn is at its equinox now, and small heretofore-invisible 3D structures in the rings are literally coming to light. The Cassini spacecraft has waited 15 years to take pictures like these; the first time human eyes have ever seen these objects and structures.

For example:

SATURN EQUINOX PICTURE: Mystery Object Pierces a Ring



A small moon (Daphnis) and its wake through the rings:
Saturn's equinox: Daphnis' shadow and wake



Edge-lit knots and bumps:
Revelations in Saturn's rings continue as equinox approaches




Cassini spacecraft imaging site:
http://ciclops.org/index.php

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