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by mookie
Thu Mar 03, 2005 9:06 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Saturn's rings
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Saturn's rings

Have you noticed that the rings of Saturn do not extend beyond Saturn's shadow? Could the shadow allow them to cool down enough to not subliminate, while debris far enough out in orbit to avoid the shadow over time, become relatively warmer, and dissipate? Or something like that? Would solar wind pr...