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4.26.2013

by Dani Johnson

Saturn’s Magnetic Field Pulls “Rain” Into Atmosphere from Ring System

Saturn’s rings are responsible for a unique type of rain that falls into the atmosphere of the gas giant. Saturn’s magnetic field is pulling charged water particles into the atmosphere which interact with the atmosphere. Scientists estimate that there’s at / read more…

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4.4.2013

by Dani Johnson

The Moons of Saturn: Iapetus

  These two global images of Iapetus show the extreme brightness dichotomy on the surface of this peculiar Saturnian moon. Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute

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1.25.2013

by Dani Johnson

8 Fascinating Facts about Saturn

I fell in love with the gorgeous gas giant when I was just a small child. Saturn is the most decorated of all the planets, much like a royal queen that rules over the Solar System with regal beauty and / read more…

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12.21.2012

by Dani Johnson

Feeding the Rings of Saturn

 Out of all of the splendid ringed giants of our Solar System Saturn has the most extensive and glorious set of rings orbiting her equator. The dainty rings are made mostly of water ice and particles of rock and their origin / read more…

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