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Saturn's Rings to Disappear Tuesday

Source: Fox News

New York : NY : USA | 3 months ago

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In a celestial feat any magician would appreciate, Saturn will make its wide but thin ring system disappear from our view Aug. 11. Saturn's rings, loaded with ice and mud, boulders and tiny moons, is 170,000 miles wide...The rings harbor 35 trillion-trillion tons of ice, dust and rock, scientists estimate....

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News Source: io9 | 3 months ago

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News Source: Fox News | 3 months ago

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