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Did you know that NASA Hubble photographed Saturn several times between 1996 and 2000 to observe how the gas giant's rings evolved during the course of its 29-year orbit around the Sun.
As per news reports, Saturn's equator is inclined by 27 degrees with regard to its orbit, similar to Earth's inclination of 23 degrees. As Saturn moves through its orbit, one of its hemispheres tilts toward the Sun before the other.
Similar to how Earth's seasons are caused by the shifting tilt of our planet's axis, seasons are brought about by this cyclical adjustment.
A report further says that at the rings orbit Saturn, the boulder- and smaller-sized fragments of dusty water ice gradually collide with one another. These ice fragments are continually being moved by Saturn's gravitational field, which keeps them apart and prevents them from fusing together to form a moon.
Because there was biological material mixed in with the water ice, the rings as they are seen here have a distinctive appearance.
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