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Prometheus Caught Stealing From Saturn's Rings

Posted by timothy on from the restitution-might-be-tough dept.

merryprankster writes "Saturn's Moon Prometheus is living up to the reputation of its Greek namesake. New Scientist is reporting that the latest images from the Cassini probe show the moon "stealing" material for Saturn's F-ring. Evidence of this had been seen by Cassini in the past in the form of "streamers" and gravitation wobbles within the rings but more fantastic images have now caught the thief in the act."

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  1. Hey....it's all mythological-like.... by KublaiKhan · · Score: 4, Informative

    Except that the last time Prometheus stole something, didn't he get chained to a rock with an eagle ripping out his liver?

    Some people never learn...

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  2. Full-size image by Fortran+IV · · Score: 3, Informative

    Here's the original image from NASA's collection of raw images. A related image is here.

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