Saturn has always had a ring that was the odd ball, and this ring is called the F ring. Now, it seems that half a mile objects are punching holes through this ring, leaving some pretty cool trails that scientists describe as "mini jets". Now, scientists have an idea of what might be causing these weird smears on Saturn's F ring. Here's what Carl Murray, a Cassini imaging team member based at London's Queen Mary University had to say about the ring:"I think the F ring is Saturn's weirdest ring, and these latest Cassini results go to show how the F ring is even more dynamic than we ever thought. These findings show us that the F ring region is like a bustling zoo of objects from a half mile in size to moons like Prometheus a hundred miles in size, creating a spectacular show."
From this we can conclude that these objects are "snowballs" left by Prometheus and Saturn's other moon that keeps the F ring in check, Pandora. These "snowballs" are created when the moons pass through the ring. The snowballs are created and then also collide with the F ring. The video below will show what I'm talkinga bout and put everything into perspective.
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