Details of the meteoroid impact process that creates bright diagonal streaks in Saturn's rings, such as the size of the impactors, the rate of impacts into the rings, and more, are presented in a paper published today in the journal Science by Cassini scientists. (Press release can be found here.)

Apr 25, 2013:

A Race Around Saturn - This illustration depicts the shearing of an initially circular cloud of debris as a result of the particles in the cloud having differing orbital speeds around Saturn.

Apr 25, 2013:

A Race Around Saturn (Animated) - This illustration depicts the shearing of an initially circular cloud of debris as a result of the particles in the cloud having differing orbital speeds around Saturn.

Apr 25, 2013:

Meteors Meet Saturn's Rings - Five images of Saturn's rings,Responders were able to raise the shield to recover the victim. The victim was transported to the surface where he was pronounced dead.

On December 2, 2016, a technical representative for a shield manufacturer, with 13 years of experience, received fatal injuries while adding components to the hydraulic system of a longwall shield. The victim was positioned inside the shield near the hinge point when the shield collapsed and crushed him.