Egypt – NASA unveils new secrets on Saturn's moons

(MENAFN – Youm7) – In the last days of its mission, NASA's Cassini spacecraft has unprecedentedly analyzed the impact of the surrounding planet on five small, dark, Saturn-covered moons covered with Saturn's iconic rings. and icy Enceladus particles.

"The bold missions of these satellites allow us to see how they interact with the rings of Saturn, and we see more evidence of the activity and efficiency of the system of Saturn and the very active moon" said Bonnie Poratty of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

The researchers used the data collected during Cassini's documentary approaches before their conclusion in 2017, when they got their best look at Saturn and in many nearby organizations.

In addition to ensuring that the rings are well stocked, the team discovered that these small satellites – including Atlas, Pan, Daphnis, Epimetheus and Pandora – were very porous.

Although man has known Saturn since ancient times, the knowledge of these inner satellites is relatively recent, for example, the Moon Pan was discovered in 1985, while Daphnis dates from 2005.

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