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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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[–] Fermion@feddit.nl 3 points 8 hours ago

Spinning the same direction but the angular velocity is higher for lower orbits so the moon orbits faster than the outer ring.