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Saturn's rings could be much older than scientists first thought
Over time, micrometeoroids — rocks smaller than a grain of sand hurtling through space — would have slammed into the bright icy particles making up Saturn's rings. The level of dirt seen on ...
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How old are Saturn’s rings? Study suggests they could be 4.5 billion years old just like the planet
Images by Cassini showed no evidence of any darkening of the rings by impacting micrometeoroids — space rock particles smaller than a grain of sand — prompting scientists to conclude the rings ...
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How old are Saturn’s rings? Study suggests they could be as old as the planet
Images by Cassini showed no evidence of any darkening of the rings by impacting micrometeoroids — space rock particles smaller than a grain of sand — prompting scientists to conclude the rings ...