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Saturn Rings But No Spokes

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the look-at-the-pretty-pictures-bob dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Scientists continue to ponder why images of Saturn's rings today lack the 'spokes' or dark radial bands radiating outward and first observed on the Voyager flyby. The Boulder-based Cassini Image Team describes 5 visible moons, plans for the descent probe going into the Titan moon's hydrocarbon-rich atmosphere and the expected orbital entry around Saturn less than 4 months from now."

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  1. Re:This is simple by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If only NASA would bring the success of this mission into the public spotlight as a way to raise awareness as to its more successful programs.

    That's absolutely true. After what happened with the Columbia, NASA really needs to boost public support for their programs. People see the 2 shuttle disasters that have occured as being the bulk of what they accomplished, and that is just wrong.

    And of course, I'm not saying what happened isn't tragic. But people dont understand that many astronauts understand that disaster is a possibility, and they're willing to take that chance in the pursuit of the Greater Understanding.

    NASA really has to get the PR machine in motion