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The "Propellers" of the Rings (3) - HR
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The Propellers are about 5 Km (approx. 3 miles) long from tip to tip, and the radial offset (the "leading" dash is slightly closer to Saturn) is about 300 mt (about 1000 feet).
The Propellers structures are unchanged as they orbit around Saturn.
In that way, they are much like the wave pattern that trails after a speedboat as it skims across a smooth lake. Such a pattern is hard to discern in a choppy sea (---> mare increspato). In much the same way, scientists think other effects may be preventing Cassini from seeing the Propellers except in very bland parts of the Rings.
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