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Add Image to Favorite List 2009-02-16 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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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 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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Add Image to Favorite List 2009-01-28 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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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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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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Add Image to Favorite List 2009-01-08 Prometheus Cassini-Huygens
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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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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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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-12-30 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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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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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-12-24 Pan Cassini-Huygens
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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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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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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-12-05 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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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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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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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-11-28 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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Two of Saturn's moons that have profound impacts on the rings, Mimas and Prometheus, are seen here with the F ring. This image was captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA10523:
Ring Shapers
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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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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-11-26 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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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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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-11-25 Prometheus Cassini-Huygens
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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 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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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-11-11 Mimas Cassini-Huygens
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Mimas emerges from behind hazy Saturn. The rings appear distorted near the planet as their image passes through the upper atmosphere in this image captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Nov. 30, 2007.
PIA10510:
Features Distorted
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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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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-11-06 Janus Cassini-Huygens
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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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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-10-15 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured signs of activity on both sides of the Roche Division, the region between Saturn's A and F rings in this image from Aug. 31, 2008.
PIA10491:
From A to F
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The gravity of Prometheus alters the orbits of the fine, icy particles in Saturn's F ring, creating dazzling structures in this image captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Aug. 30, 2008.
PIA10489:
Warped F Ring
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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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This image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, taken on Aug. 2, 2008, shows the Cassini Division, flanked at top and bottom by the outer B-ring edge and the inner A-ring edge, respectively.
PIA10482:
Moonmade Ringscape
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-09-29 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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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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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 mosaic of two images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, taken on Aug. 15, 2008, shows Pan and Prometheus creating features in nearby rings.
PIA10468:
Disturbing Moons
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Through the atmosphere of the southern hemisphere of Saturn rolls a large storm, seen here as a tight dark circle in the lower left of this image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Dec. 30, 2008.
PIA11102:
Anthe and Methone Arcs
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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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NASA's Cassini spacecraft tracks the shepherd moon Prometheus as it orbits Saturn in this image was captured on Aug. 9, 2008.
PIA10463:
Tracking the Shepherd
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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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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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Two ring moons, Daphnis and Pandora, sweep through this scene focused on Saturn's intriguing F ring in this image captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on July 5, 2008.
PIA10453:
F Ring in Between
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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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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 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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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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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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This detailed look at Saturn's A ring captures Daphnis in the narrow Keeler Gap in this image captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on May 31, 2008.
PIA10419:
Rough Around the Edges
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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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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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The nearest star system, the trinary star Alpha Centauri, hangs above the horizon of Saturn. Both Alpha Centauri A and B, stars very similar to our own, are clearly distinguishable in this image captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on May 17, 2008.
PIA10406:
Stellar Horizon
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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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Pan coasts down its private highway within the Encke Gap. The limb of Saturn is seen through the rings at upper left in this image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Apr. 24, 2008.
PIA09911:
Pan in the Driver's Seat
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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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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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NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured this view on Apr. 8, 2008, showing two of Saturn's moons, Daphnis and Prometheus, and their gravitational effects on nearby rings.
PIA09902:
Ringcraft
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The sharp change in brightness that runs diagonally across the center of this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft taken on Apr. 7, 2008, represents the boundary between Saturn's C and B rings.
PIA09901:
On the Border
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Saturn's brilliant limb shines through the semi-transparent A ring, while the outer F ring shepherd moon, Pandora, hangs against the black sky in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft taken on Apr. 5, 2008.
PIA09899:
The Shepherd and Saturn
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Two of Saturn's ring moons, Atlas and Prometheus, draw close momentarily, before the inner of the pair moves off alone in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft taken on Apr. 15, 2008.
PIA09897:
Moons that Pass in the Night
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Spiral density waves in Saturn's A ring reveal the gravitational signatures of distant moons as they subtly tug on the countless particles orbiting in the ring plane in this image captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Apr. 1, 2008.
PIA09894:
Saturn's Watch Spiral
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On Mar. 23, 2008, NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured the outer edge of Saturn's A ring displays intriguing scrambled structure.
PIA09892:
Scrambled Edge
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Pandora loops around Saturn, confining the narrow F ring as it goes. Craters are visible on the moon's surface in this view. from NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Mar. 20, 2008.
PIA09891:
Ring Escort
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Ever-changing kinks and wiggles define Saturn's dynamic F ring, captured here by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Mar. 15, 2008.
PIA09888:
F Ring Informants
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Prometheus, lit partly by direct sunlight and partly by saturnshine, pulls at material in the inner portion of the F ring. Saturnshine is reflected sunlight, often brightening the night sides of Saturn's moons in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA09887:
Pulling Away
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The complex structure of Saturn's quirky F ring is unfurled in this mosaic made up of images taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA08412:
Unrolling the F-ring
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This image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows Atlas, one of two moons that ply Roche Division -- the region between Saturn's A and F rings. Prometheus also orbits within this division.
PIA09885:
Roche Division
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Curving wakes perturb the edges of the Encke Gap in Saturn's A ring. The culprit in their creation is the flying saucer-shaped moon Pan, shining brightly within the gap. NASA's Cassini spacecraft took this image on Mar. 5, 2009.
PIA09883:
Waking the A Ring
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The embedded moon Daphnis is seen in its narrow gap at lower right. The tiny moon is accompanied by its entourage of edge waves, visible as ripples in the gap's edges in this image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on March 4, 2009.
PIA09881:
Ring-Moon Connections
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Pan sits nestled in its gap, like a beacon on the far side of Saturn's rings. The especially bright region seen here is the Cassini Division. This image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Mar. 4, 2008.
PIA09879:
Lighthouse Moon
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Faint ringlets abound in this view of Saturn's F and outer A rings. The oblong moon Pandora, overexposed in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Mar. 4, 2008, is also seen.
PIA09877:
Narrow Ice Lanes
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On Feb. 13, 2008, NASA's Cassini spacecraft provided a window on the awesome scale of the Saturn system, with the giant planet dominating one of its smaller satellites. Just outside the main ring system, orbits Janus.
PIA09871:
Pebble in a Pond
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Embedded in Saturn's A ring is saucer-shaped Pan. The moon is seen here with two of the diffuse ringlets with which it shares the Encke Gap. NASA's Cassini spacecraft took this image on Feb. 12, 2008.
PIA09868:
Encke Inhabitants
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On Jan. 29, 2008, NASA's Cassini spacecraft viewed Saturn's luminescent rings provide striking contrasts of light and darkness, as the irregular shape of Janus glides across the foreground.
PIA09866:
Saturn Noir
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On Feb. 5, 2008, NASA's Cassini spacecraft viewed the gauzy C ring of Saturn, with the cloud-streaked planet providing a dramatic backdrop.
PIA09863:
Seeing the C Ring
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On Jan. 29, 2008, NASA's Cassini spacecraft examined the Maxwell Gap, the large, dark division at center, which is surrounded on either side by the broad, isolated and bright ring regions, or 'plateaus,' of Saturn's outer C ring.
PIA09857:
Maxwell's Namesake
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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 Jan. 28, 2008.
PIA09855:
Inspecting the Edge
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Prometheus shines brightly in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, taken on Jan. 22, 2008, as part of the ongoing campaign to precisely determine the orbits of Saturn's small moons.
PIA09852:
Orbit Quest
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Saturn's moon, Daphnis and its entourage of edge waves are captured here by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. The wave pattern caused by Daphnis in the edges of the Keeler Gap can be likened to a standing ripple in a flowing stream.
PIA09850:
Among the Waves
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On Jan. 19, 2008, NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured the irregularly shaped icy moon Janus as it swings around Saturn.
PIA09849:
Janus in View
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Saturn's F ring displays magnificent structure following the passage of Prometheus. Atlas is seen between the A and F rings, above center in this image captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Jan. 23, 2008.
PIA09848:
Trailing Prometheus
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On Jan. 17, 2008, NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured Saturn's moon, Janus, in the foreground, with Dione in the distance beyond.
PIA09847:
Stepping Stone to Dione
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Two of Saturn's ring moons, Pan and Atlas, are captured in this view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, along with the signature of another. This image was taken not long after Prometheus passed, leaving a trail of dark gores in the inner edge of the F ring.
PIA09845:
Pan in the Fast Lane
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Janus skirts the edges of Saturn's main rings. NASA's Cassini spacecraft has shown that this small moon and its co-orbital companion, Epimetheus, also share their orbit with a diffuse ring of fine particles.
PIA09843:
A True "Ring Moon"
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Saturn's rings slice across this scene, obscuring the cracked face of Dione. This image was taken in visible light with NASA's Cassini spacecraft's narrow-angle camera on Jan. 17, 2008.
PIA09842:
Hiding Dione
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As NASA's Cassini spacecraft studies the rings, an icy interloper happens past. At the top of the image taken on Jan. 17, 2008, between the spacecraft and the rings, is Epimetheus.
PIA09840:
Epimetheus in the Way
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On Dec. 2, 1007, NASA's Cassini spacecraft spied two of Saturn's small moons, Atlas and Epimetheus, that skirt the edges of the planet's rings.
PIA09839:
Herschel on the Edge
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On Jan. 17, 2008, NASA's Cassini spacecraft spied two of Saturn's small moons, Atlas and Epimetheus, that skirt the edges of the planet's rings.
PIA09836:
Ring Rocks
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On Jan. 1, 2008, NASA's Cassini spacecraft viewed two dark gores in Saturn's F ring demonstrate the gravitational influence of the shepherd moon Prometheus.
PIA09834:
Gravity of the Situation
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A point of light flickers behind Saturn's rings as multiple instruments on NASA's Cassini spacecraft observed a stellar occultation of Antares (or alpha Scorpii) on Jan. 3, 2008.
PIA09829:
Flickering Antares
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On Dec. 31, 2007, NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured an intriguing feature in the perturbed core of Saturn's F ring.
PIA09826:
F Ring Knot
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A small ring-embedded moon coasts into view from behind shadow-draped Saturn. The rings' image is distorted near Saturn by the planet's upper atmosphere, to the right of Pan, as viewed by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Dec. 22, 2007.
PIA09822:
Pan in View
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