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Add Image to Favorite List 2009-04-08 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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A bright narrow ring dominates this view of Saturn's Cassini Division separating Saturn's A and B rings in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft taken on Feb. 25, 2009.
PIA11466:
Points of Interest
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Day breaks on the northern hemisphere of Saturn in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft taken on Mar. 20, 2009. The D ring is hidden below the horizon, but, this image shows the C, B, A and F rings.
PIA11464:
Daybreak From Above
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Faint, ghostly spokes dapple the dark side of Saturn's A ring as the planet's shadow makes a sharp diagonal cut across this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA11462:
Spoke Leftovers
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft reveals a remarkable amount of structure in the outer portion of Saturn's A ring in this image taken on June 2, 2008.
PIA11459:
Clumpy Construction
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A soft collision between Prometheus and the F ring created the dark channel goring the ring in the bottom of this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft taken on Feb. 2, 2009.
PIA11457:
F Ring Fender Bender
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Prometheus and Epimetheus, brothers in Greek mythology, share the stage in NASA's Cassini spacecraft image of the two moons near the outer A ring and faint F ring, taken on Feb. 15, 2009.
PIA11455:
Brotherly Moons
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Around the time of equinox, Epimetheus' shadow was cast on Saturn's rings rather than the planet in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft taken on Jan. 16, 2009.
PIA11651:
Moon Shadow in Motion Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2009-03-23 Epimetheus Cassini-Huygens
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In this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft taken on Jan. 8, 2009, the moon Epimetheus is not visible, but it has begun to cast its shadow onto the A ring.
PIA11650:
Groundhog Day on Saturn
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Seen from a viewpoint nearly coincident with the ringplane, the bright arc within the G ring appears even brighter with its ring material concentrated in the center of this image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Jan. 28, 2009.
PIA11454:
Arc On-Edge
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As NASA's Cassini sped around Saturn on Feb. 2, 2009, the spacecraft turned to snap this image of bright spokes giving chase around the B ring.
PIA11452:
Spokes Comin' Atcha
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Five wide bands near the center of this image form the structure of the Cassini Division, an expanse between Saturn's B and A rings as seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Feb. 13, 2009.
PIA11450:
Light Shed on the Division
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Add Image to Favorite List 2009-03-11 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft peers through Saturn's delicate, translucent inner C ring to see the diffuse blue limb of Saturn's atmosphere in this image taken on April 25, 2008.
PIA10596:
Rolling Thunder
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Saturn's moon, Daphnis, leaves a path of disturbance on either side of her as she moves in her orbit within the Keeler Gap in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft taken on Jan. 31, 2009.
PIA10595:
In Her Wake
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft snapped this image of Saturn's Prometheus and its shadow, just as the moon was creating a new streamer in the ring. This image was taken on Jan. 14, 2009.
PIA10593:
Busy Moon
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This sequence of three images, obtained by NASA's Cassini spacecraft over the course of about 10 minutes, shows the path of a newly found moonlet in a bright arc of Saturn's faint G ring, taken on Oct. 27, 2008.
PIA11148:
Tiny Moonlet Within G Ring Arc
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The simple beauty of Saturn's rings, curving lines of varied shades that have surrounded the planet for eons, is captured in visible light in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft taken on Jan. 14, 2009.
PIA10590:
Shades Aplenty
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Add Image to Favorite List 2009-02-27 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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Rendered in myriad hues, vivid details of Saturn's stormy atmosphere play out below the shadow of the rings in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft taken on Dec. 29, 2008.
PIA10588:
Blue Eyed Storm
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Add Image to Favorite List 2009-02-26 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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Set starkly against the blackness of space are Saturn's F ring's delicate strands which are periodically gored by its shepherding moon, Prometheus, in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft taken on Jan. 11, 2009.
PIA10587:
Fragile F Ring
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Epimetheus is the lone moon orbiting Saturn, but a closer inspection reveals a couple of companions in the rings in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft taken on Jan. 20, 2009.
PIA10584:
Small Sidekicks
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The humongous Odysseus impact basin stretches on and on across Saturn's moon, Tethys, in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft taken on Jan. 2, 2009.
PIA10582:
Icy Crown on Tethys
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Three large white spokes stretch out across the B ring in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft taken on Jan.14, 2009.
PIA10581:
Spectacular Spokes
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft image captured a bright, oblong storm swirling high through the middle latitudes of the southern hemisphere. taken on Jan. 5, 2008.
PIA10580:
High Clouds Aloft
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Tiny Daphnis' impact on the Keeler gap in which it resides can be seen in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft taken on Jan. 11, 2009.
PIA10579:
Small but Effective
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The rings cast a dramatic but narrow shadow on the planet in this view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft on the sunlit side of the rings from just one degree below the ringplane.
PIA10576:
Shrinking Shadow
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Add Image to Favorite List 2009-02-09 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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The Encke Gap moon, Pan, has left its mark on a scalloped ringlet of the Encke Gap. The moon creates these perturbations as it sweeps through the gap in the A ring as seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA10574:
God of Shepherds and Flocks
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Add Image to Favorite List 2009-02-04 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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Structure in the tenuous F ring can be seen in this image of the ring's bright core in this image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Dec. 8, 2008.
PIA10571:
Turn of a Narrow Ring
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Structure in the tenuous F ring can be seen in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft of the ring's bright core taken on Dec. 8, 2008.
PIA10569:
It's Full of Moons!
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft trades views of dark spokes in Saturn's B ring for the bright spokes in this image taken by on Dec. 8, 2008.
PIA10567:
Bright Spokes
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Dark straw-like patterns dot Saturn's bright outer B ring just left of the Huygens Gap in the center of this image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Dec. 8, 2008.
PIA10566:
B Ring's Straw-like Clumps
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Saturn's F ring, which often appears kinked and gored, looks straight here. Above the brighter core, the ghostly strands of the F ring's outer envelope, with a spiral arm structure, appear in this image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Nov. 8, 2008.
PIA10564:
Straightening Out the Kinks
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Shadows cast onto Saturn by its rings, visible here as dark bands, move steadily towards the equator and grow thinner as equinox approached on on Nov. 22, 2008. This image is from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA10563:
Shadows on the Move
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This November 2008 snapshot from NASA's Cassini spacecraft showcases a classic view of the triangular shape typical of many of the spokes in Saturn's outer B ring.
PIA10561:
The Classic Wedge
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Light from the star Beta Crucis (Mimosa) breaks through the plane of the A ring in the center of this image of a stellar occultation taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Dec. 24, 2008.
PIA10559:
A Star Shines Through
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Overexposed Mimas stands starkly against the disk of Saturn as the dim shadow of Epimetheus is captured through the C ring in the planet's rings in this image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft taken on Nov. 26, 2008.
PIA10557:
Saturn and Mimas
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Three of Saturn's satellites, Janus, Pandora (just outside the F ring), and Pan are visible in this snapshot from NASA's Cassini spacecraft taken on Dec. 7, 2008.
PIA10556:
Moons in a Row
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The Encke Gap, the broad, vertical dark band running down the center of this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, is maintained by the small moon Pan (not pictured). Pan also shepherds three ringlets which appear here as faint, narrow bands.
PIA10554:
Not-Quite-Empty Gap
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Prometheus is caught here by NASA's Cassini spacecraft casting a shadow on the F ring. To the right, the F ring also shows a gore where Prometheus recently entered into the ring, scattering material out of its way.
PIA10552:
Shadows and Gores
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The ghostly features in Saturn's B ring called spokes are making an appearance again as NASA's Cassini spacecraft continued its tour of the Saturn system on Nov. 26, 2008.
PIA10550:
Dusty Wedge
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Gray Mimas appears to hover above the colorful rings as seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. The large crater seen on the right side of the moon is named for William Herschel, who discovered Mimas in 1789.
PIA10548:
Rebel Base in Range
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Details of Saturn's icy rings are visible in this sweeping view NASA's Cassini spacecraft of the planet's glorious ring system taken on Nov. 26, 2008.
PIA11142:
A Full Sweep of Saturn's Rings
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The F ring and outer edge of the A ring can be seen in this image taken on Nov. 7, 2008 by NASA's Cassini spacecraft . A kink feature is visible in the F ring, probably caused by Prometheus or Pandora, the F ring's shepherd moons.
PIA10545:
Fingerprints of the Shepherds
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Pan orbits in the Encke gap near the middle of this image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Nov. 5, 2008. Also visible is one of the three dusty ringlets that reside in the Encke gap.
PIA10541:
Pan's Ringlet
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A large group of spokes emerges from Saturn's shadow in this image taken on Nov. 2, 2008 by NASA's Cassini spacecraft of the morning side of the rings.
PIA10539:
Out of the Shadow
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The range of features to be found in Saturn's C ring is seen in this image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Nov. 9, 2008.
PIA10537:
Many Faces of the C Ring
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Prometheus emerges from Saturn's shadow in this image taken on Oct. 29, 2008 by NASA's Cassini spacecraft of the dark side of the rings.
PIA10535:
Prometheus Emerges
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Prometheus shows up bright in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft of the dark side of the rings. The bright band that appears above Prometheus in this image is the Cassini division separating the (very dark) B ring and the A ring.
PIA10532:
Prometheus Lurking in the Rings
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Pandora orbits near a kink in the F ring. Whether it was Prometheus or Pandora that created the kink is not obvious in this instance in this image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Oct. 15, 2008.
PIA10530:
Pandora Gets Kinky
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The moons Pan (near center) and Daphnis cruise through the Encke and Keeler gaps, respectively. The edge waves used to discover Daphnis can be seen in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft as the brightening on either side of the moon.
PIA10529:
Making Waves
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In this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft of the F ring, taken shortly after its ring particles encountered the shepherd moon Prometheus, the disruption to the ring caused by the moon is evident.
PIA10528:
Ring Disrupted
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Broad, dark spokes in the B ring are clearly seen in this image of Saturn's rings taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Oct. 19, 2008.
PIA10525:
Spokes in the Morning
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This low elevation image shows the G ring arc discovered by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. This faint arc of material is maintained by a gravitational interaction with the moon Mimas.
PIA10524:
Lost Arc
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Saturn's Encke and Keeler gaps are visible in this image of the outer A ring. Brightness variations are clearly visible in the Encke ringlet. This image was captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Oct. 23, 2008.
PIA10522:
Fingerprints of the Moons
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Saturn's B ring is filled with radial structure. This image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft of the inner B ring was taken from the unlit side of the rings so the denser parts of the ring transmit less light and consequently appear darker here.
PIA10521:
B Ring in the Negative
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft spied Saturn's moon, Prometheus, one of the F ring shepherds, orbiting between the A and F rings. The F ring shows a kink near Prometheus, due to the moon's gravitational effect.
PIA10520:
Prometheus Brings Change to the F Ring
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Saturn's shadow cuts across the rings in this view from high above the ringplane in this image captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Oct. 18, 2008.
PIA10519:
Shadow of the Giant
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Saturn's ever-changing F ring appears as wisps of smoke in this image taken downstream of the shepherd moon, Prometheus in this image captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Oct. 23, 2008.
PIA10518:
Smokey Ring
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In the Maxwell gap within Saturn's C ring resides a narrow, eccentric ringlet of the same name. This image was captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Oct. 25, 2008.
PIA10516:
Maxwell's That Ends Well
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft focuses on a streamer-channel feature in Saturn's F ring in this image captured on Sept. 30, 2008.
PIA10509:
Streamer Channel
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Tethys sits within Saturn's shadow, but not in complete darkness as shown in this image captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Sept. 25, 2008.
PIA10508:
Tethys in Eclipse
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Saturn's battered moon Janus wears the record of its long history of impacts. Janus orbits just beyond the outer reaches of Saturn's A and F rings in this image captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Sept. 28, 2008.
PIA10507:
Scarred Janus
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A close-up of Saturn's A ring reveals dozens of small, bright streaks aligned with the orbital direction of the rings in this image captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Sept. 25, 2008.
PIA10505:
Propeller Swarm
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Many features in Saturn's rings are thought to be induced by the gravity of the planet's moons in this image captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Sept. 25, 2008.
PIA10501:
Two Kinds of Wave
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft captures Saturn's main rings in a study of light and dark. A bright knot is visible in the F ring near upper left. This image was captured on Sept.22, 2008.
PIA10499:
The Unlit Face
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft looks toward the sunlit face of Saturn's rings, whose shadows continue to slide southward on the planet toward their temporary disappearance during equinox in August 2009.
PIA10493:
Eyes on the Rings
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft spies Saturn's icy moon Mimas on the far side of Saturn's rings. The large crater Herschel gives the moon a flattened profile on its leading hemisphere, at left.
PIA10484:
Mimas in Profile
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A trio of Saturn's icy moons, Enceladus, Pandora, and Mimas, crowds together along NASA's Cassini spacecraft's line of sight in this image captured on June 28, 2007.
PIA10481:
Gathering of Moons
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Saturn's moon Pandora casts its shadow upon the F ring. Moon shadows upon the rings will become an increasingly common sight for NASA's Cassini spacecraft as equinox approaches and the Sun moves northward through the ringplane.
PIA10479:
Pandora's Shadow
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Large regions of Saturn's night side are illuminated by the planet's gleaming rings. Except for a sliver of the sunlit crescent at left, this view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows a part of the planet lit almost entirely by ringshine.
PIA10476:
Saturn by Ringshine
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Two of Saturn's moons, Pan and Janus, coast along the outer edge of the main ring system. This image was captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Aug. 22, 2008.
PIA10475:
Pan and Janus
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The bright arc of material in Saturn's G ring is seen here as it rounds the ring's edge, or ansa. The ring arc orbits Saturn along the inner edge of the G ring. This image was captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Aug. 22, 2008.
PIA10472:
Arc in Motion
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The three bright, finger-like jets of material seen here suggest that a small object has collided with the core of Saturn's F ring. This image was captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Aug. 20, 2008.
PIA10470:
Evidence of Collision
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This image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft reveals the existence of a faint arc of material orbiting with Saturn's small moon Anthe.
PIA11101:
The Anthe Arc
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This image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft reveals the existence of a faint arc of material orbiting with Saturn's small moon Anthe.
PIA11100:
Anthe's Faint Arc
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As Prometheus pulls away from an encounter with Saturn's F ring, its immediate effects on the ring material are clear. This image was captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Aug. 6, 2008.
PIA10461:
Opening a Channel
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In the distance beyond Saturn's icy rings, NASA's Cassini spacecraft glimpses faint details on the surface of Titan. In the foreground, the B ring displays several dark spokes.
PIA10459:
Far from Titan
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Brilliant Prometheus pulls at the nearby inner strand of Saturn's F ring. Gravitational tugs from Prometheus are constantly reshaping this narrow ring as seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA10456:
Feeling Gravity's Pull
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This high-resolution view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, taken on July 21, 2008, shows incredible detail within a spiral density wave within Saturn's A ring.
PIA10452:
Structure in the Spiral
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft spots a couple of large, wedge-shaped spokes in Saturn's B ring in this image from July 8, 2008.
PIA10450:
Like Spokes of Old
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A train of diagonal channels in Saturn's F ring follows behind the moon Prometheus. Atlas appears at lower right. NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured this image on July 5, 2008.
PIA10448:
F Ring Channels
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Saturn's icy rings shine in scattered sunlight in this view captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows, looking toward the unilluminated northern side of the rings from above the ringplane. The inner F-ring shepherd moon Prometheus appears at lower left.
PIA10446:
Scattered Sunshine
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Saturn's narrow F ring partly obscures the small moon Epimetheus. Interior to the F ring is the bright A ring in this image captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on June 11, 2008.
PIA10432:
Obscuring Epimetheus
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Saucer-shaped Pan glides through the Encke Gap in Saturn's rings in this image captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on June 10, 2008.
PIA10430:
Encke's Moon
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Two small moons, Janus and Pandora, race across the face of Saturn. The planet's icy rings cast dark shadows onto the feathery clouds below in this image captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on June 18, 2008.
PIA10428:
Moons in Transit
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Saturn's C ring emerges from behind the planet's hazy limb in this image captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on June 17, 2008.
PIA10426:
Beyond the Limb
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As they wheel about the planet, Saturn's sunlit rings often exhibit dark, radial markings called spokes. This image was captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on June 3, 2008.
PIA10423:
Spokes on the Wheel
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft continues to investigate the intriguing structure in Saturn's outer B-ring edge. This region has a much perturbed character compared to the orderly rings around it.
PIA10421:
Perturbed Edge
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Saturn's moon Prometheus pulls away from an encounter with the narrow F ring, trailing a streamer of fine, icy particles behind it in this image captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on May 25, 2008.
PIA10415:
Streaming Away
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New hues are creeping into Saturn's northern cloud bands as winter gives way to spring there captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA08415:
Saturn ... Four Years Later
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The ringed planet sits in repose, the center of its own macrocosm of many rings and moons and one artificial NASA satellite named Cassini. Mimas (397 kilometers, or 247 miles across) is visible at upper left.
PIA08414:
Perspective on Saturn
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Saturn's northern hemisphere is visible through its disc of icy particles in this image captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on May 19, 2008.
PIA10410:
Behind the Veil
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This high-resolution view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows, at left, a spiral density wave in Saturn's inner B ring. A spiral density wave is a spiral-shaped massing of particles that tightly winds many times around the planet.
PIA10408:
Tight Spiral
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft stares at the Huygens Gap, the region between Saturn's outer B ring and the ringlets of the prominent Cassini Division, in this view taken on May 10, 2008.
PIA10404:
Structure Along the Edge
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The Encke Gap in Saturn's A ring is maintained by the presence of the moon Pan, which shares the gap with several diffuse ringlets in this image captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on May 10, 2008.
PIA10402:
Pan's Gap
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On May 10, 2008, NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured multiple tenuous strands flank the brilliant core of Saturn's F ring. These delicate, flanking ringlets wind through the F ring, creating a tight spiral.
PIA09919:
F Ring Close-up
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The flattened, potato-like form of Prometheus gliding silently within the Roche Division, between Saturn's A and F rings was captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on May 2, 2008.
PIA09916:
Spotting Prometheus
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n Apr. 14, 2008, NASA's Cassini spacecraft caught a hint of topography on Janus, which orbits Saturn just outside the planet's narrow F ring.
PIA09914:
Shadows of Janus
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A sliver of 'ringshine' pierces the darkness of Saturn's night side in this image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Apr. 19, 2008. The ring shadows fall into darkness beyond the terminator in the north.
PIA09912:
Splinter of Light
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On Apr. 22, 2008, NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured Saturn's moon, Prometheus, tugging icy particles from the F ring into fanciful shapes like ropes of glowing neon.
PIA09909:
The Ringsmith
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft peers through the gossamer strands of Saturn's innermost rings, whose own shadows adorn the planet beyond.
PIA09908:
Northward Through the Rings
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Looking upward from beneath the ringplane, NASA's Cassini spacecraft spies Saturn's 'wave maker' and 'flying saucer' moons. and its gravitationally induced edge waves are seen at left within the Keeler Gap.
PIA09907:
Atlas and Daphnis
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