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| Ring Moons' EffectsNASASaturn's moons Daphnis and Pan demonstrate their effects on the planet's rings in this view from the Cassini spacecraft. Daphnis (5 miles, or 8 kilometers across), on the left of the image, orbits in the Keeler Gap of the A ring. and more » |
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| Viewing Features Saturn, Five of its MoonsSanta Barbara Independent“If the seeing is good, we should be able to see the large gap between Saturn's A and B rings — the Cassini Division,” says Thomas Whittemore, Westmont physics instructor. “We should also be able to see five of Saturn's moons bracketing the planet: ... |
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 Financial Times | Breaking ice on Jupiter's moonsFinancial TimesBy Clive Cookson Europe's next big space mission will be a €1bn project to investigate Jupiter's three icy moons: Ganymede, Europa and Callisto. They are thought to host internal oceans of liquid water that are potential habitats for simple life forms. and more » |
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| Arctic Microbe Hunt Could Aid Search for Alien LifeSpace.comNASA's Cassini spacecraft has been studying Saturn and its moons since it entered orbit in 2004. This image, taken on Oct. 5, 2008, is a stunning mosaic of the geologically active Enceladus after a Cassini flyby. Methanogenic microbes rely on a ... and more » |
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