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SPACE-SATURN-RINGS
This NASA handout photo received 23 December 2004, shows variations in ring particle concentration as they give Saturn-s brilliant rings the appearance of ripples in a pond in this close-up view. Many of the gaps and wavelike patterns elsewhere in the rings are due to the gravitational influence of Saturn-s moons, but the origin of much of the structure in the B ring seen here is still unexplained. The image was taken with the Cassini spacecraft narrow angle camera on 29 October, 2004, at a distance of approximately 824,000 kilometers (512,000 miles) from Saturn. The image scale is 4.5 kilometers (2.8 miles) per pixel. The image has been slightly contrast-enhanced to aid visibility. AFP PHOTO/NASA/JPL
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WASHINGTON UNITED STATES, 23 dec |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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23 Decembrie 2004 |
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