Bright bands in the left part of the image are peaks of a density wave caused by gravitational stirring of the rings by the moon Janus. A smaller density wave in the right half of the image is produced by the moon Pandora. The observation was made by watching the light of a distant star flicker as the rings passed in front of it. Credit: NASA/Cassini/U. of Colorado

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