A Frozen Moon Sits Above Saturn's Rings In Stunning Image

Geo Beats 2015-12-03

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NASA recently released an image showing the icy rings of Saturn and its frozen moon Enceladus hanging in the distance above.

The icy rings of Saturn stretch across the plane of an image recently released by NASA.
Gathered by the Cassini spacecraft, the picture shows Saturn's frozen moon Enceladus hanging in the distance above. 
And, though both mainly comprised of water ice, the rings and moon couldn't be more different. 
NASA notes, "The small ring particles are too tiny to retain internal heat and have no way to get warm, so they are frozen and geological

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