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Discrete enough to have names of their subdivisions- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rings_of_Saturn#Subdivisions_and_structures_within_the_rings https://en.wiki
by kylek 6y ago
Discrete enough to have names of their subdivisions-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rings_of_Saturn#Subdivisions_and_structures_within_the_rings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rings_of_Saturn#Subdivisions_a...
- hammock 6y agoThose are gaps between rings. I'm asking about the rings themselves - would they look more like dotted lines?
- kylek 6y ago>> They consist of countless small particles, ranging in size from micrometers to meters >> The densest parts of the Saturnian ring system are the A and B Rings, I don't see anything that says exactly how dense the rings are, though...
- nine_k 6y agoI think that when you're close enough to resolve a meter-sized (car-sized) object, the ring would look like a straight band to you. From where you can see the rings curved, you must see them as "solid".
- Ididntdothis 6y agoYou made me curious. I can’t find any technical information how the pictures were made but I wonder. The rings are between 10m and 1km thick which is pretty thin.
- SiempreViernes 6y agoCheck here for information about the instruments: https://pds-atmospheres.nmsu.edu/data_and_services/atmospheres_data/Voyager/iss.html https://pds-atmospheres.nmsu.edu/data_and_services/atmospher...