Saturn and the Rings: Gravity's Masterpiece
A Field Guide to the Planets · Season 1 · Episode 13
Saturn and its complex ring system; what decades of exploration reveal about the origin and morphology of these icy rings; how they interact with Saturn's closest moons; propeller moonlets; a hexagonal polar storm; the giant vortex.
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Season
1
Episode
13
Air Date
08/Nov/2019
Air Time
—
Runtime
32 min
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Saturn and its complex ring system; what decades of exploration reveal about the origin and morphology of these icy rings; how they interact with Saturn's closest moons; propeller moonlets; a hexagonal polar storm; the giant vortex.
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