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Saturn's Rings and the Cantor Set


	The radial cross section of the rings of Saturn can be modeled by the Cantor set, which you can approximate by selecting a certain number of iterations. Fly by Saturn to inspect the ring structure more closely!


	Contributed by: Jeff Bryant Suggested by: Stephen Wolfram Based on a program by: Eric Rowland

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"Saturn's Rings and the Cantor Set" from The Wolfram Demonstrations Project
http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/SaturnsRingsAndTheCantorSet/

Contributed by: Jeff Bryant

Suggested by: Stephen Wolfram

Based on a program by: Eric Rowland

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