For the new study, Durisen worked with Paul Estrada, a research scientist at NASAs Ames Research Center. The pair have argued for years that Saturns rings are young by cosmic standards, as older rings would likely be darker from the effect of interplanetary meteoroids, according to the Indiana Uni
We have shown that massive rings like Saturns do not last long, said Paul Estrada, research scientist at NASAs Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California, and a coauthor of the studies, in a statement.
Date: May 27, 2023
Category: Science
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Cassini's data, however, suggest that the rings are only a few hundred million years old, Paul Estrada, a planetary researcher at the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute in California, told Space.com. (Estrada presented these results at the American Geophysical Union ann