Scientists from NASA Goddard have discovered that not only are Saturn's rings younger than previously thought, but also that the rings are actually disappearing at a rapid pace through a process called "ring rain." Learn more about this phenomena in this animated video.
For more information on this study, please visit: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/goddard/2018/ring-rain
Video Produced & Edited by: David Ladd
Saturn Ring Rain Animations by: Lisa Poje
Additional Animations by: NASA's Conceptual Image Lab & NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Video narrated by: Jerome Hruska
Music Provided by Killer Tracks: "The Butterfly Effect" - Gresby Race Nash
This video is public domain and along with other supporting visualizations can be downloaded from the Scientific Visualization Studio at: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12672
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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