It seems there is mud out there after all...
"Saturn's rings are a lot dirtier than originally believed, according to new observations by the Cassini spacecraft that show that the inner regions are packed with rock and mud.
"We've known for decades the rings are mostly made of water," said Larry Esposito of the University of Colorado at Boulder. "Now we know the amount of water varies, increasing toward the outer edge of the rings.
Cassini images made in ultraviolet light and released yesterday have been combined with infrared pictures -- all taken during the June 30 pass through the ring plane -- to give scientists a fresh but still puzzling picture of the majestic structures."
Follow the link for the story:
www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/07/08/rings.update/index.html
Cheers,
Seanie.
  