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Sunday, December 07, 2008
Gravity waves
Do you think the rings of Saturn are perfect and crisp? They're not.
Here's a photo of Saturn's F ring, which has been warped by the gravitational influence of the small moon
Prometheus
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Magnificent.
Image courtesy NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute.
Original with explanation found here
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