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Lurking at the outer edge of the Solar System known to the ancients was the planet Saturn. Its slow motion through the constellations of the zodiac and modest brightness clearly indicated that the pale yellow “wandering star” was further away than any of its fellows.
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Bond, P. (2007). Saturn: Lightweight lord of the rings. In: Distant Worlds. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-68367-6_8
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