The Ringed World: Saturn from Cassini to The James Webb Space Telescope.

Tiranti, Paola · Nat Commun · 2026

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Abstract

Saturn’s rings actively supply material to the planet through charged and neutral inflows. The Cassini mission revealed this coupling and the James Webb Space Telescope now sharpens the picture, yet the variability, chemistry and future of this erosion remain unresolved.