Saturn's E Ring Material Falls to Surface
Material from Saturn's E ring, ejected from geysers on the moon Enceladus, falls back to the planet's surface. Approximately 8% of this ejected material forms the E ring, while the remaining 92% returns to Saturn's surface, forming millimeters of matter.
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“Et cet anneau, qu'on appelle l'anneau E, c'est un anneau déjectat de enslade. Parce que dans ces geysers, il y a à peu près 8% de la matière de ces geysers qui part définitivement dans l'anneau, qui ne retombe pas à la surface.”
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