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Home Some parts of Saturn’s B ring are up to 10 times more opaque than the neighboring A ring, but the B ring may weigh in at only two to three times the A ring’s mass. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute) Some parts of Saturn's B ring are up to 10 times more opaque than the neighboring A ring, but the B ring may weigh in at only two to three times the A ring's mass. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute)

Some parts of Saturn’s B ring are up to 10 times more opaque than the neighboring A ring, but the B ring may weigh in at only two to three times the A ring’s mass. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute)

Some parts of Saturn's B ring are up to 10 times more opaque than the neighboring A ring, but the B ring may weigh in at only two to three times the A ring's mass. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute)

Some parts of Saturn’s B ring are up to 10 times more opaque than the neighboring A ring, but the B ring may weigh in at only two to three times the A ring’s mass. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute)

Saturn’s B ring is the most opaque of the main rings, appearing almost black in this Cassini image taken from the unlit side of the ringplane. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute)