Saturn's Largest Ring
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Browse Full-length Non-member TitlesLearn about the discovery Saturn's largest ring. In 2009, astronomers announced the discovery of an enormous, diffuse ring that starts about 6 million kilometers away from Saturn and extends another 12 million kilometers. The ring is so dark that it had escaped observation until the Spitzer Space Telescope detected its infrared radiation.
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Runtime: 1 minute, 23 seconds
- Topic: Science
- Subtopic: Astronomy, Space Sciences
- Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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- Release Year: 2017
- Producer/Distributor: PBS Learning Media
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