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06-July-2005, 05:08 PM

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X-rays from Saturn's rings

Obviously they're made of electricity rather than ice...

Chandra shows Saturn's rings sparkling with X-rays

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Chandra X-ray Observatory images reveal that the rings of Saturn sparkle in X-rays (blue dots in this X-ray/optical composite). The likely source for this radiation is the fluorescence caused by solar X-rays striking oxygen atoms in the water molecules that comprise most of the icy rings.

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