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.
Media Details
Runtime: 1 minutes 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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