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One of the most popular symbols of astronomy is Saturn with its system of rings. Describe the structure and makeup of these rings.
 
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The two different kinds of surveys that have given astronomers great insight into the structure and expanse of the universe are:
 
  A) pie slice and pencil beam.
  B) pie slice and redshift survey.
  C) pencil beam and deep imaging.
  D) pie slice and local surveys.
  E) deep space survey and pencil beam.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Saturn's rings consist of small icy objects, of average size that of a snowball. They orbit independently in a narrow band a few tens of meters thick. From Earth there appear to be three main rings, with a notable gap called the Cassini Division caused by gravitational resonance with a moon. In reality, there are several more small and/or partial rings.

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