gmurray618 wrote:Can anyone explain why the upper part of Saturn is illustrated? My bets guess is reflected light from the rings. Is this correct?
APOD Robot wrote:Saturn itself [is] faintly lit by sunlight first reflected from the rings.
gmurray618 wrote:Can anyone explain why the upper part of Saturn is illustrated? My bets guess is reflected light from the rings. Is this correct?
APOD Robot wrote:Saturn itself [is] faintly lit by sunlight first reflected from the rings.
According to Wikipedia the rings' thickness ranges from ten meters to one kilometre.ceelias wrote:The accompanying text calls the rings "surprisingly thin". How thick (thin) are the rings?
Thanks, Chris! Now, how do I get this image out of my mind?Chris Peterson wrote:Or not so fittingly named. It always brings the other end to mind for me.
Believe it or not, but people have been killed by cows (in German). I haven't heard of something like this of goats, giving them another advantage over cows in space.APOD Robot wrote:As friendly as cows may be [...]