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Daphnis, a small moon of Saturn, orbits within the Keeler Gap and exerts a noticeable gravitational pull on Saturn’s rings. This effect creates striking wave-like patterns along the ring edges, offering a visual glimpse into gravitational interactions in planetary systems.

Source: NASA : https://science.nasa.gov/saturn/moons/daphnis/

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[–] Starfighter@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Thanks for that handy search result link.

Really makes me want to play Rings of Saturn again :)

[–] TWeaK 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I might give that a go lol

Just edited my comment btw, the OP is apparently from a simulation NASA released in 2016.

[–] Starfighter@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

The steam page has a demo that features the full game but has saving disabled.

Highly recommend taking that for a quick ring-dive.

[–] TWeaK 4 points 20 hours ago

Nah I just went on GOG and got it for cheaper :)