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published by the The Planetary Society
This web page is an introduction to Saturn's rings. It includes a brief history of their discovery, a description of the rings features, and an explanation of the rings composition. The site is illustrated with black and white and color images and a movie of the "spokes" in the B ring.
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Astronomy
- Solar System
= Saturn
- Informal Education
- Reference Material
= Article
Intended Users Formats Ratings
- Learners
- text/html
- image/gif
- image/jpeg
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Adapted and reprinted with permission from This resource was featured by the Physics To Go collection from November 1, 2008 until November 16, 2008. View the feature here!


Access Rights:
Free access
Restriction:
© 2008 The Planetary Society
Keywords:
orbital dynamics, ring composition
Record Creator:
Metadata instance created October 31, 2008 by Ed Lee
Record Updated:
May 13, 2009 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update
when Cataloged:
February 14, 2008
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AIP Format
Space Topics: The Alphabet Soup of Saturn's Rings (The Planetary Society, Pasadena, 2008), WWW Document, (http://www.planetary.org/explore/topics/saturn/rings.html).
AJP/PRST-PER
Space Topics: The Alphabet Soup of Saturn's Rings (The Planetary Society, Pasadena, 2008), <http://www.planetary.org/explore/topics/saturn/rings.html>.
APA Format
Space Topics: The Alphabet Soup of Saturn's Rings. (2008, February 14). Retrieved May 23, 2013, from The Planetary Society: http://www.planetary.org/explore/topics/saturn/rings.html
Chicago Format
The Planetary Society. Space Topics: The Alphabet Soup of Saturn's Rings. Pasadena: The Planetary Society, February 14, 2008. http://www.planetary.org/explore/topics/saturn/rings.html (accessed 23 May 2013).
MLA Format
Space Topics: The Alphabet Soup of Saturn's Rings. Pasadena: The Planetary Society, 2008. 14 Feb. 2008. 23 May 2013 <http://www.planetary.org/explore/topics/saturn/rings.html>.
BibTeX Export Format
@misc{ Title = {Space Topics: The Alphabet Soup of Saturn's Rings}, Publisher = {The Planetary Society}, Volume = {2013}, Number = {23 May 2013}, Month = {February 14, 2008}, Year = {2008} }
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