Saturn's iconic rings have long puzzled scientists. Now, they may have some answers.
in 1610, consists of icy fragments that are very pristine and unpolluted by dust. Those Cassini findings suggested that the iconic rings of Saturn must be fairly young, only a few million years old, and that for the majority of the solar system's 4.5 billion-year history, the iconic Saturn looked much more bland. Saturn's moon Enceladus has all the ingredients for life in its icy oceans.
The results revealed that a collision between two moons about as large as Saturn's current moons Dione and Rhea , could explain the existence of those rings.
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