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REAL LIFE NEWS: MORE CASSINI DISCOVERIES

by Hazed

Before buzzing Enceladus, Cassini took a look at one of Saturn's other moons, Rhea, and made a remarkable discovery. It appears that Rhea has a ring system of its own!

This is the first time rings have been found around a moon. A suite of six instruments onboard the spacecraft which were specifically designed to study the atmosphere and particles around Saturn and its moons has detected a broad disk of debris and at least one ring.

For more information read this JPL press release.

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