Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Saturn's rings are actually very thin. Titan itself looks a brownish color because of its thick atmosphere. If you look carefully, you will note that the dark band across the planet is actually the shadow of the rings, and is slightly displaced from the real rings - which are best seen away from the planet. Saturn's rings are not solid - they are composed of ice chunks which range in size from a grain of sand to a house.
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