Chandra images reveal that the rings of Saturn sparkle in X-rays (blue dots in this X-ray/optical composite). The likely source for this radiation is the fluorescence caused by solar X-rays striking oxygen atoms in the water molecules that comprise most of the icy rings. Credit X-ray: NASA/MSFC/CXC/A.Bhardwaj et al.; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI/AURA Scale At the time of this observation, the angular diameter of the disc of Saturn was 20.5 arcsec. Category Solar System Observation Dates

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Chandra view of Saturn

Credit X-ray: NASA/MSFC/CXC/A.Bhardwaj et al.

Chandra images reveal that the rings of Saturn sparkle in X-rays (blue dots in this X-ray/optical composite). The likely source for this radiation is the fluorescence caused by solar X-rays striking oxygen atoms in the water molecules that comprise most of the icy rings. Credit X-ray: NASA/MSFC/CXC/A.Bhardwaj et al.; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI/AURA Scale At the time of this observation, the angular diameter of the disc of Saturn was 20.5 arcsec. Category Solar System Observation Dates

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