# Come in Saturn's Rings! Are You Recieving? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 25, 2005, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-in-saturns-rings-are-you-recieving/305519 "2005-05-25T23:03:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-in-saturns-rings-are-you-recieving/305519/1 "2005-05-25T23:03:02Z")
[Cassini Radio Signals Decipher Saturn Ring Structure](http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/press-release-details.cfm?newsID=575) > [@](#): > > The Cassini spacecraft has obtained the most detailed look ever at Saturn’s rings, including the B ring, which has eluded previous robotic explorers. Its structure seems remarkably different from its two neighbors, rings A and C. > > The origin of Saturn’s rings is a mystery. The rings are an enormous, complex structure. From edge-to-edge, the ring system would not even fit in the distance between Earth and the Moon. The seven main rings are labeled in the order they were discovered. From the planet outward, they are D, C, B, A, F, G and E. > > During a recent radio experiment, Cassini mapped this structure with clarity never before available. This is the first of many such observations Cassini will be conducting over the summer. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-in-saturns-rings-are-you-recieving/305519/2 "2005-05-25T23:06:44Z")
I really misread the thread title here. Perhaps a comma between “in” and “Saturn’s” would be nice. ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-in-saturns-rings-are-you-recieving/305519/3 "2005-05-25T23:12:13Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > I really misread the thread title here. > > Perhaps a comma between “in” and “Saturn’s” would be nice. Whew, I’m glad not to be the only one who misread the meaning of the title. I was expecting some kind of planetary porn post. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-in-saturns-rings-are-you-recieving/305519/4 "2005-05-25T23:18:38Z")
> [@pinkfreud](#): > > Whew, I’m glad not to be the only one who misread the meaning of the title. > > I was expecting some kind of planetary porn post. 😛 You mean like [panspermia?](http://www.panspermia.org/) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-in-saturns-rings-are-you-recieving/305519/5 "2005-05-25T23:37:57Z")
Guess I’m too much of an amateur astronomer to think otherwise. I read the title the way you intended it. The article mentions all of the rings. However, I believe there is a gap - nay a ‘ **division** ’ - between 2 of the rings. Did the **Cassini** spacecraft investigate that? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![False\_God](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ee7513/32.png) [@False\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/False_God)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-in-saturns-rings-are-you-recieving/305519/6 "2005-05-25T23:38:51Z")
That’s why they call it a “space shot,” folks. ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2005, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-in-saturns-rings-are-you-recieving/305519/7 "2005-05-26T01:18:46Z")
And I thought “panspermia” would refer to [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=198659&highlight=pan-fried+semen)… ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2005, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-in-saturns-rings-are-you-recieving/305519/8 "2005-05-26T01:43:00Z")
Wow, I thought it was just _my_ sick mind.