Cassini Imaging Central Laboratory for Operations (CICLOPS)

Saturn's rings show evidence of a modern-day collision

Scientists have observed a continuously changing feature in Saturn's innermost ring, the D ring, which indicates a recent comet or asteroid collision. The findings suggest that Saturn's rings are not eternal but dynamic systems that can change over time.

SourceCassini Imaging Central Laboratory for Operations (CICLOPS)·DateOct 11, 2006

Cassini finds more rings highlighted by telltale small particles

The Cassini spacecraft has found additional faint ring structures formed by processes acting on and within Saturn's moons and main rings. The newly discovered rings are created by impacts onto larger bodies, releasing material that creates diffuse rings.

SourceCassini Imaging Central Laboratory for Operations (CICLOPS)·DateOct 11, 2006