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Ramalammadingdong, or, the Kirkwood Derby?
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I can't see a distant moon partially illuminated through the Keeler gap. All Saturn's moons are in the ring plane, aren't they?. And what about the bi-nuclear specks visible in one of the images, that someone has thoughtfully annotated for us. And it is definitely solid, the gravitational wake is clearly visible on the ring.

My guess is its not a cylinder, but a spindle shaped object; and a shadow or instrumental effect like density slicing only shows us the brighter central, or rectangular shaped portion of it. My guess: its a cloud of debris moving down the gap, maybe even the wreck of Daphnis, probably the rubble left over by a recent collision or perturbation.

Still, wouldn't it be wonderful: Rama Rama Obamma banana fanna oRama--Rama. Sorry, I couldn't resist the Name Game.

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