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A bright disruption in Saturn's narrow F ring suggests it may have been disturbed recently. Likely, it was created by the interaction of a small object embedded in the ring itself and material in the core of the ring. Scientists sometimes refer to these features as "jets." Because these bodies are small and embedded in the F ring itself, they are difficult to spot at the resolution available to our Cassini spacecraft. Instead, their handiwork reveals their presence, and scientists use the Cassini spacecraft to study these stealthy sculptors of the F ring. The image was taken in visible light with the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera on April 8, 2016. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute #nasa #space #saturn #planet #rings #science #cassini #astronomy Uma foto publicada por NASA (@nasa) em Jun 14, 2016 às 4:55 PDT
