
Clumps of ring material are revealed along the edge of Saturn A ring in this image taken during the planet August 2009 equinox. The granular appearance of the outer edge of the A ring is likely created by gravitational clumping of particles there.
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NASA ID
PIA12722
Date Created
September 16, 2010
Center
JPL
Media Type
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