Note the fragments on the left in this image from Philippe Vercoutter of Ypres, Belgium:
A few days ago these fragments were a single coherent spot almost as wide as the planet Neptune. Now they seem bent on complete disintegration. Will the big spot on the right follow suit? Stay tuned.
more images: from Rogerio Marcon of São Paulo, Brazil; from Gary Palmer of Los Angeles, California; from Pete Lawrence of Selsey, UK; from Sylvain Weiller of St Rémy les Chevreuse, France.
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