REAL LIFE NEWS: MORE CASSINI DISCOVERIESby HazedBefore buzzing Enceladus, Cassini took a look at one of Saturn's other moons, Rhea, and made a remarkable discovery. It appears that Rhea has a ring system of its own! This is the first time rings have been found around a moon. A suite of six instruments onboard the spacecraft which were specifically designed to study the atmosphere and particles around Saturn and its moons has detected a broad disk of debris and at least one ring. For more information read this JPL press release. Hmmm... I may have to amend the description of the Rhea orbit location! |