Thursday, April 11, 2013

Rain from Saturn's Rings


This artist's concept illustrates how charged water particles flow into the Saturnian atmosphere from the planet's rings, causing a reduction in atmospheric brightness. The observations were made with the W.M. Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea, Hawaii, with NASA funding. The analysis was led by the University of Leicester, England.

Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute/University of Leicester

Note: For more information, see Blame it on the Rain (from Saturn's Rings).

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