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NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered an enormous ring around Saturn -- by far the largest of the giant planet's many rings. The new belt lies at the far reaches of the Saturnian system, with an orbit tilted 27 degrees from the main ring plane. One of Saturn's farthest moons, Phoebe, circles within the newfound ring, and is likely the source of its material.

NASA space telescope discovers largest ring around Saturn

Posted on 11:15 pm, Wednesday, October 7, 2009. Tags: , ,

NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered an enormous ring around Saturn — by far the largest of the giant planet’s many rings. The new belt lies at the far reaches of the Saturnian system, with an orbit tilted 27 degrees from the main ring plane. One of Saturn’s farthest moons, Phoebe, circles within the newfound […]

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