Unrolling the F-ring - Science@NASA
2008年4月23日 · The complex structure of Saturn's quirky F ring is unfurled in this mosaic made up of images taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. The mosaic covers 255 degrees of …
Saturn’s F ring is intermittently shepherded by Prometheus
2024年5月10日 · One of the stranger planetary rings is Saturn’s narrow, clumpy F ring, lying just outside the main rings, in a region disturbed by chaotic orbital dynamics. We show that the F …
Fingerprints in Saturn's F ring | Nature Physics
2005年11月1日 · Nearly all isolated narrow rings are found around the ice giants, but an exception is Saturn's F ring — the closest and, accordingly, best-studied archetype. Located just 3,500 …
NASA SVS | A Dip In The Ring
2013年7月11日 · Saturn’s F ring does not sit still. Located on the outermost edge of the planet's many planetary rings, it wriggles and writhes, morphing into a slightly different shape at every …
F Ring Close-up - Science@NASA
2008年6月9日 · Multiple tenuous strands flank the brilliant core of Saturn's F ring. These delicate, flanking ringlets wind through the F ring, creating a tight spiral. This view looks toward the …
Saturn's F Ring - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
2000年5月25日 · Saturn's F, or outermost ring was photographed from the un-illuminated face of the rings by Voyager 1 at a range of 750,000 kilometers (470,000 miles). Complex structure is …
Saturn's Weirdest Ring Explained: Ancient Collision Caused It
2015年8月18日 · The mystery behind Saturn's weirdest ring, the F ring, and its two shepherd moons, Pandora and Prometheus, has been solved. An ancient collision caused it, scientists say.
Origin of Saturn’s F ring and shepherd moons - EarthSky
2015年8月28日 · The F ring, Saturn's outermost ring, is perhaps the most active ring in our solar system, with features changing on a timescale of hours.
Unrolling the F-ring - Science@NASA
2008年4月23日 · Ring scientists now understand a great deal about what causes the various features in the ring. In addition to the powerful perturbing effect of the moon prometheus …
Ever-Changing Ring - NASA
2012年10月9日 · The Cassini spacecraft captures Saturn’s ever-changing F ring, showing its bright core, another strand of ring material, and a breakaway clump of material close to the …