rise to Saturn's planetary magnetic field, which is weaker than Earth's, but has a magnetic moment 580 times that of Earth because of Saturn's greater...
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period as Saturn's radio emissions from its interior. The hexagon does not shift in longitude like other clouds in the visible atmosphere. Saturn's hexagon...
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"Saturn's Rings". NASA's Solar System Exploration. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2010. "Saturn's Moons". Astronomy Cast...
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Ring system (redirect from Ring system (astronomy))
S2CID 45403579. "NASA - Saturn's Moon Rhea Also May Have Rings". Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2010-09-16. NASA – Saturn's Moon Rhea Also...
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related to Rings of Saturn. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rings of Saturn. Planetary Rings Node: Saturn's Ring System Saturn's Rings by NASA's Solar...
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Titan (moon) (redirect from Titan (astronomy))
Saturn at 20 Saturn radii or 1,200,000 km above Saturn's apparent surface. From Titan's surface, Saturn subtends an arc of 5.09 degrees, and if it were...
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examination of Saturn's C Ring McCartney, Gretchen; Wendel, JoAnna (18 January 2019). "Scientists Finally Know What Time It Is on Saturn". NASA. Retrieved...
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Iapetus Geological features on Iapetus Saturn's Inuit group of satellites Kiviuq Ijiraq Paaliaq Siarnaq Tarqeq Saturn's Gallic group of satellites Albiorix...
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Hyperion (moon) (redirect from Hyperion (astronomy))
speeds, building up volatiles in the atmosphere of Titan. Like most of Saturn's moons, Hyperion's low density indicates that it is composed largely of...
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Astronomy is a natural science that studies celestial objects and the phenomena that occur in the cosmos. It uses mathematics, physics, and chemistry...
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Phoebe (moon) (redirect from Phoebe (astronomy))
is retrograde; that is, it orbits Saturn opposite to Saturn's rotation. For more than 100 years, Phoebe was Saturn's outermost known moon, until the discovery...
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In astronomy, a conjunction occurs when two astronomical objects or spacecraft appear to be close to each other in the sky. This means they have either...
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Solar System (redirect from Astronomy of the solar system)
multiple moons and a ring system, although only Saturn's rings are easily observed from Earth. Jupiter and Saturn are composed mainly of gases with extremely...
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Janus (moon) (redirect from Janus (astronomy))
above and below Saturn's rings (2006-04-29). Janus and Tethys (foreground) near Saturn's rings (2015-10-27). Janus in front of Saturn as imaged by Cassini...
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of Saturn's deep interior? Satellite geomorphology: What is the origin of the chain of high mountains that closely follows the equator of Saturn's moon...
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In Saturn's Rings is a large format movie about Saturn made exclusively from real photographs taken by spacecraft. Director Stephen van Vuuren used more...
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Mimas (redirect from Mimas (astronomy))
million years, and is thought to be warmed by Saturn's tidal forces. A number of features in Saturn's rings are related to resonances with Mimas. Mimas...
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Shepherd moon (section Saturn)
such as the Encke Gap maintained by Saturn's moon Pan, or lead to the confining of narrow ringlets, such as Saturn's F ring. The existence of shepherd moons...
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Greek Titan Cronus. Saturn's consort was his sister Ops, with whom he fathered Jupiter, Neptune, Pluto, Juno, Ceres and Vesta. Saturn was especially celebrated...
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Prometheus (moon) (redirect from Prometheus (astronomy))
be confirmed. Prometheus is a shepherd satellite for the inner edge of Saturn's narrow F Ring. Pandora orbits just outside the F Ring, and has traditionally...
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Natural satellite (redirect from Satellite (astronomy))
new moons of the planet Saturn David Brand | 26 October 2000 Saturn's New Satellite S/2003 S1 Scott S. Sheppard Portals: Astronomy Spaceflight Outer space...
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Biblical Astronomy broadly encompasses the views expressed within the Biblical texts concerning the Earth's placement in the cosmos, the recognition of...
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original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2017. NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: Saturn's Dragon Storm (25 February 2005) Fischer, Georg; Gurnett...
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of astronomy focuses on the contributions civilizations have made to further their understanding of the universe beyond earth's atmosphere. Astronomy is...
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Great conjunction (redirect from Jupiter Saturn conjunction)
five planets formed a cluster 17° wide, there was considerable concern. Saturn's orbit plane is inclined 2.485 degrees relative to Earth's, and Jupiter's...
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Rhea (moon) (redirect from Saturn V (moon))
equilibrium. Rhea has a nearly circular orbit around Saturn, but it is also tidally locked, like Saturn's other major moons; that is, it rotates with the same...
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Sidewalk astronomy or street corner astronomy refers to the activity of setting up a telescope in an urban place on a for-profit or non-profit basis as...
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Herschel (Mimantean crater) (category Impact craters on Saturn's moons)
(11 May 2010). "Herschel Crater on Mimas of Saturn". Astronomy Picture of the Day. NASA. NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: Mimas, Crater and Mountain...
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In astronomy, a syzygy (/ˈsɪzədʒi/ SIZ-ə-jee; from Ancient Greek συζυγία (suzugía) 'union, yoke') is a roughly straight-line configuration of three or...
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Indian astronomy refers to astronomy practiced in the Indian subcontinent. It has a long history stretching from pre-historic to modern times. Some of...
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