Interesting Stuff From The Cassini Probe

I think Saturn and it's rings will be intensely more interesting than the textbook explanations.

Something happened at Saturn's F ring



"It’s not exactly clear what’s going on here, even in this slightly zoomed shot. But it looks for all the world - or worlds — like some small object on an inclined orbit has punched through Saturn’s narrow F ring, bursting out from underneath, and dragging behind it a wake of particles from the rings. The upward-angled structure is definitely real, as witnessed by the shadow it’s casting on the ring material to the lower left. And what’s with the bright patch right where this object seems to have slammed in the rings? Did it shatter millions of icy particles, revealing their shinier interior material, making them brighter? Clearly, something awesome and amazing happened here."

Cassini Spacecraft Spots New Object in Saturn’s Rings



"By capitalizing on the angle of sunlight cast on the rings as the planet nears its August 11 equinox, Cassini captured the 25-mile long shadow cast on Saturn’s B ring by a tiny moonlet that is probably around 1,300 feet in diameter."