La eterna juventud de los anillos de Saturno: un nuevo hallazgo

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Saturno se formó hace más de 4.000 millones de años junto con el resto de los planetas del sistema solar, los científicos han estimado que sus anillos tienen entre 100 y 400 años

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El estudio liderado por Ryuki Hyodo, del Instituto de Ciencias de Tokio, propone que los anillos tienen un sistema natural de “autolimpieza” que los mantiene jóvenes

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A pesar de este descubrimiento, los científicos no han resuelto el debate sobre el origen y la verdadera edad de los anillos.

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Se cree que los anillos podrían haberse formado a partir de fragmentos de cometas, asteroides o incluso antiguas lunas de Saturno

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Los expertos coinciden en que la clave para resolver este enigma sería analizar muestras físicas de los anillos

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Aunque por ahora esto es solo una posibilidad futura, el descubrimiento de su mecanismo de “autolimpieza” añade un nuevo capítulo al fascinante estudio

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