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Old 06-08-2017, 09:37 AM   #7
glatt
 
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Location: Arlington, VA
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According to the link, Saturn's rings are typically only 30 feet thick. I find that incredible, that on an astronomical scale something as small as 30 feet thick can be seen so easily at such a distance.

At the edge of one of the rings, there are these structures that tower about 1.5 miles above the plane of the ring, casting long shadows on it.

This is so otherworldly.

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