US EditionNasa Seeks Answers to a Fleeting Glow in Saturn
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Mario Rana, an amateur astronomer who collaborates with NASA in the DeTeCt project, observed a flash on Saturn’s left side last July 5. When he reviewed his images, he suspected that an object, such as a comet or asteroid, would have collided against the planet of the rings. This type of events has already been recorded on Jupiter. Investigator Marc Delcroix reported the finding to the Planetary Virtual Observatory and Laboratory (PVOL) and aske…
The gas giant composed mainly of hydrogen and helium, does not retain visible marks after an impact such as the rocky bodies of the solar system. This makes visual detection of a collision an exceptional opportunity for science. Read more
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