top | item 36546128 (no title) veaxvoid | 2 years ago any idea why the ring of Saturn is disconnected near the planet??? what is going on there? discuss order hn newest Aaron2222|2 years ago My guess would be that the 'gap' in the rings is just not getting any sunlight due to being behind Saturn. Remember that the sun will be at a different angle to Saturn than the JWST. pixelfarmer|2 years ago https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia00335-full-disk-color-ima... rydgel|2 years ago That's called a shadow. h2odragon|2 years ago rendering bug. expected to be patched in the next driver update. VladimirGolovin|2 years ago Looks like shadow.
Aaron2222|2 years ago My guess would be that the 'gap' in the rings is just not getting any sunlight due to being behind Saturn. Remember that the sun will be at a different angle to Saturn than the JWST. pixelfarmer|2 years ago https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia00335-full-disk-color-ima...
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