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Anchorage : AK : USA | about 1 month ago  
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JPL spokeswoman Whitney Clavin said the ring, a thin array of ice and dust particles, is very diffuse and doesn't reflect much visible light but the infrared Spitzer telescope was able to detect it. Although the ring dust is very cold -- minus 316 degrees Fahrenheit -- it shines with thermal radiation....
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