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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-06-30 Atlas Cassini-Huygens
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft has sighted the tiny moon Atlas, which is seen here for the first time since Voyager 1 flew past Saturn in 1980.
PIA06076:
Atlas Found! Animation Icon
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Flying past Saturn's moon Dione, NASA's Cassini captured this view which includes two smaller moons, Epimetheus and Prometheus, near the planet's rings.
PIA14590:
Closest Dione Flyby
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Saturn's moon Prometheus chases Pandora in this view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, but the outcome of their race has already been decided by gravity. Prometheus orbits closer to Saturn and thus moves faster than does Pandora.
PIA07612:
Racing Rocks
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft takes a break from the Saturn system to check out the Pleiades star cluster, the Seven Sisters.
PIA11482:
Scoping the Sisters
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This image captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows Saturn's moon Prometheus shepherding the inner edge of Saturn's F ring.
PIA06481:
Herding the Rings
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In its own way, this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows the shepherd moon Prometheus (102 kilometers, 63 miles across) is one of the lords of Saturn's rings.
PIA06488:
Moon and its Flock
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-12-03 Prometheus Cassini-Huygens
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As it completed its first orbit of Saturn, NASA's Cassini spacecraft zoomed in on the rings to catch this wondrous view of the shepherd moon Prometheus working its influence on the multi-stranded and kinked F ring.
PIA06143:
Thieving Moon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-03-30 Prometheus Cassini-Huygens
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This sweeping view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft gives a sense of the awesome scale of the planet's disk-like ring system, which stretches far into the distance. The shepherd moon Prometheus maintains a lonely sojourn with the thin, outer F ring.
PIA06616:
I Can See for Miles and Miles
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-07-12 Prometheus Cassini-Huygens
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Saturn's moon Prometheus is seen here emerging from the darkness of Saturn's shadow. This image was taken in visible light with NASA's Cassini spacecraft's narrow-angle camera, at a distance of approximately 2.1 million kilometers from Saturn.
PIA07540:
Solar Eclipses…Daily
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-07-13 Prometheus Cassini-Huygens
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Saturn's shepherd moon Prometheus hovers between the A and F rings as if suspended on an invisible thread, while bright clouds drift in Saturn's atmosphere approximately 130,000 kilometers beyond. This image was captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA07541:
Shepherd of Ice
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-07-22 Prometheus Cassini-Huygens
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft peers through the icy particles that comprise Saturn's rings as Prometheus sits perched on the planet's limb (edge).
PIA07548:
Prometheus On the Edge
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-07-25 Prometheus Cassini-Huygens
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Saturn's shepherd moon Prometheus reveals its elongated, irregular form to NASA's Cassini spacecraft in this image. The moon's long axis points toward Saturn.
PIA07549:
Lumpy Prometheus
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-09-08 Prometheus Cassini-Huygens
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Prometheus has just passed and gravitationally disturbed some of the fine particulate material in the F ring, creating the sheared gap visible in the inner strands of the ring. The image was taken with NASA's Cassini spacecraft's narrow-angle camera.
PIA07582:
Passing Lane
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-10-05 Prometheus Cassini-Huygens
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Prometheus poses here with its latest creation: a dark, diagonal gore in the tenuous material interior to Saturn's F ring. This image was taken in visible light with NASA's Cassini spacecraft's narrow-angle camera on Aug. 20, 2005.
PIA07601:
Drawing the Drapes
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Add Image to Favorite List 2006-01-24 Prometheus Cassini-Huygens
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Saturn's ring moon Prometheus continues its work shaping the delicate F ring as Dione looks on. The image was taken in visible light with NASA's Cassini spacecraft's narrow-angle camera on Dec. 20, 2005.
PIA07681:
Prometheus with Distant Dione
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Add Image to Favorite List 2006-11-06 Prometheus Cassini-Huygens
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft spied Saturn's shepherd moon, Prometheus, with two long streamers of material that it has pulled out of the F ring. When Prometheus comes close to the F ring in its orbit, the moon's gravity tugs on the ring particles.
PIA08303:
The Hand of Prometheus
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Add Image to Favorite List 2006-11-16 Prometheus Cassini-Huygens
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This view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows Saturn's shepherd moon Prometheus with a streamer it has created in the inner edge of the F ring. Prometheus comes close to the inner edge of the ring once per orbit, perturbing the ring particles there.
PIA08311:
Toying with Gravity
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Add Image to Favorite List 2007-03-28 Prometheus Cassini-Huygens
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Saturn's shepherd moon Prometheus draws material from the F ring along an invisible thread of gravity. Near lower left is an identical feature the moon created on a previous pass near the ring as seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA08916:
Moon at Work
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Saturn's shepherd moon Prometheus draws a fresh streamer of material from the F ring as it passes the ring's interior edge as seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA08910:
Streamer Genesis
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The oblong form of Saturn's shepherd moon Prometheus glides by, trailing behind it wiggles in Saturn's ribbon-like F ring as seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA08914:
The Perturber
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Add Image to Favorite List 2007-04-12 Prometheus Cassini-Huygens
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The shepherd moon Prometheus is lit partly by reflected light from Saturn as it lurks near the heavily perturbed F ring as seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA08918:
Shifting Strands
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Add Image to Favorite List 2007-07-09 Prometheus Cassini-Huygens
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Saturn's moon Prometheus pulls material from the tortured F ring in this detailed view. The aftereffects of the moon's other recent encounters with the ring are visible above as dark channels in the inner ringlet as seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA08979:
Ring Herding
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Add Image to Favorite List 2007-10-15 Prometheus Cassini-Huygens
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The moon Prometheus slowly collides with the diffuse inner edge of Saturn's F ring in image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. The oblong moon pulls a streamer of material from the ring and leaves behind a dark channel.
PIA08397:
Soft Collision Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-01-08 Prometheus Cassini-Huygens
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The small moon Prometheus appears from behind giant Saturn, accompanied by a warped view of the rings in this image captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Nov. 30, 2007.
PIA09810:
Warp Zone
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-04-24 Prometheus Cassini-Huygens
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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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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-05-26 Prometheus Cassini-Huygens
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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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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-06-04 Prometheus Cassini-Huygens
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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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Add Image to Favorite List 2010-02-19 Prometheus Cassini-Huygens
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Saturn's potato-shaped moon Prometheus is rendered in three dimensions in this close-up from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. You will need 3-D glasses to view this image.
PIA12548:
Prometheus Popping in 3-D
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-07-01 Prometheus Cassini-Huygens
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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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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-08-27 Prometheus Cassini-Huygens
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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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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-09-03 Prometheus Cassini-Huygens
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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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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-09-05 Prometheus Cassini-Huygens
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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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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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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-12-16 Prometheus Cassini-Huygens
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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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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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Add Image to Favorite List 2009-04-16 Prometheus Cassini-Huygens
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The fragile F ring bears the signs of a moon's bruising passage. The A ring and its Keeler Gap sit idly, while Saturn's moon Prometheus has gored the ring. This image was taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on March 2, 2009.
PIA11472:
Tortured Ring
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Add Image to Favorite List 2009-05-21 Prometheus Cassini-Huygens
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Saturn's moon Prometheus continues its dance with the planet's F ring, creating channels in the ring and streamers of extracted ring material as a result. This image is from NASA's Cassini spacecraft taken on April 16, 2009.
PIA11497:
Prometheus' Two-Step
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Fresh from an encounter with Saturn's F ring, the moon Prometheus continues in its orbit in this image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft taken on April 24, 2009.
PIA11509:
On His Merry Way
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Prometheus is seen near Saturn's tenuous F ring as the moon orbits in the Roche Division, between the F and A rings. This image is from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA11527:
Between the Lines
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The moon Prometheus and a bit of Saturn's northern hemisphere are both brilliantly lit by the sun here, making the A ring seem dim in comparison. This image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA11531:
Bright Duo
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The effects of the moon Prometheus create intricate formations in Saturn's thin F ring as seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA11535:
Prometheus' Trail
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The moon Prometheus casts a shadow on the thin F ring marked with streamer-channels created by the moon in this image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft as Saturn approaches its August 2009 equinox.
PIA11553:
Shadow and Streamer-channels
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The moon Prometheus casts a shadow on Saturn's F ring near a streamer-channel it has created on the ring. The image was taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft as the planet approached its August 2009 equinox.
PIA11566:
Roche Division Shadow Caster
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Saturn's moon Prometheus casts a shadow on the narrow F ring in this image captured by NASA's Cassini Orbiter weeks after the planet's August 2009 equinox.
PIA11614:
Shadow on a Thin Ring
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Add Image to Favorite List 2009-11-25 Prometheus Cassini-Huygens
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured Saturn's moon Prometheus, orbiting near the streamer-channels it has created in the thin F ring, casts a shadow on the A ring in this image taken a little more than a week after the planet's August 2009 equinox.
PIA11631:
Streamer-channels and Shadow
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Saturn's small moon Prometheus, slightly overexposed in this image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft, shows off its potato-like shape as it orbits in the Roche Division between the A ring and thin F ring.
PIA12520:
Little Tuber Moon
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The effects of the small moon Prometheus loom large on two of Saturn's rings in this image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft a short time before Saturn's August 2009 equinox.
PIA12537:
Affecting Two Rings
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Appearing like eyes on a potato, craters cover the dimly lit surface of the moon Prometheus in this high-resolution image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft's early 2010 flyby.
PIA12593:
Cratered Spud
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Saturn's A ring appears bright compared to the thin F ring, which is shepherded by the moon Prometheus, in this view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA12607:
Prometheus Between Rings
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Saturn's moon Prometheus casts a narrow shadow on the rings near the much larger shadow cast by the planet in this image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft about five months after Saturn's August 2009 equinox.
PIA12631:
Moon Shadow, Planet Shadow
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Saturn's small, potato-shaped moon Prometheus orbits between the main rings and the thin F ring in this view captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA12675:
Prometheus Amid Rings
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The gravity of potato-shaped Prometheus periodically creates streamer-channels in the F ring, and the moon's handiwork can be seen in the dark channels in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA12684:
Fleeing the Scene
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured this close view of Saturn's moon Pandora during the spacecraft's flyby on June 3, 2010. Pandora orbits beyond Saturn's thin F ring.
PIA12690:
Flying by Pandora
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Saturn's moon Prometheus casts a long shadow across the A ring in the middle-right side of this image taken shortly before the planet's August 2009 equinox by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA12703:
Shadow Before Equinox
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Saturn's small, potato-shaped moon Prometheus appears embedded within the planet's rings near the center of this view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft while the larger moon Mimas orbits beyond the rings.
PIA12774:
Planted Potato
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft looks across Saturn's rings and finds the moon Prometheus, a shepherd of the thin F ring. Prometheus looks like a small white bulge near the F ring -- the outermost ring seen here -- above the center of the image.
PIA14598:
Across to Prometheus
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Like a shepherd guarding his sheep, Prometheus keeps a lonely watch over the F ring in this image captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA14657:
A Shepherd's Watch
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Although their gravitational effects on nearby ring material look quite different, Prometheus and Pan are both shepherd moons, holding back nearby ring edges in this image captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA17133:
Two Shepherds
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Prometheus, seen here by NASA's Cassini spacecraft, sculpting the F ring while Daphnis (too small to discern in this image) raises waves on the edges of the Encke gap.
PIA17140:
Artists at Work
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Similar to many of the small, inner moons of Saturn, Prometheus points its long axis at Saturn as if giving us directions to the planet. This image was taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA17153:
Pointing Toward Saturn
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Saturn's moon Prometheus orbits near some of its handiwork in the F ring in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Prometheus and its partner Pandora gravitationally sculpt and maintain the narrow F ring.
PIA17158:
Prometheus' Handiwork
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Saturn's potato-shaped moon Prometheus is shown in this close-up from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA18186:
Prometheus Popping
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Seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft within the vast expanse of Saturn's rings, Prometheus appears as little more than a dot. But that little moon still manages to shape the F ring, confining it to its narrow domain.
PIA18272:
A Dot Does a Lot
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Prometheus is caught in the act of creating gores and streamers in the F ring. Scientists believe that Prometheus and its partner-moon Pandora are responsible for much of the structure in the F ring as shown by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA18270:
Gored of the Rings
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Saturn's moon Prometheus, seen here looking suspiciously blade-like, is captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft near some of its sculpting in the F ring.
PIA18324:
Ring Slicer
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft spied details on the pockmarked surface of Saturn's moon Prometheus (86 kilometers, or 53 miles across) during a moderately close flyby on Dec. 6, 2015. This is one of Cassini's highest resolution views of Prometheus.
PIA17207:
Prometheus Up Close
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The thin sliver of Saturn's moon Prometheus lurks near ghostly structures in Saturn's narrow F ring in this view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Many of the narrow ring's faint and wispy features result from its gravitational interactions with Prometheus.
PIA21340:
Prometheus and the Ghostly F Ring
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft puts the enormous distances in the Saturn system in perspective with this view of Rhea and Prometheus. This view looks toward the unilluminated side of the rings from less than a degree above the ringplane.
PIA09738:
Depth of Field
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Saturn's rings and small moon Prometheus obscure NASA's Cassini spacecraft's view of the planet's second largest moon, Rhea. Prometheus can be seen just below the center of the image, in front of Rhea.
PIA12661:
Cutting Off Rhea
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Five moons, dominated by Rhea in the foreground, share NASA's Cassini spacecraft view with Saturn's rings seen nearly edge-on. Also seen here are Dione, Epimetheus, Prometheus, and Tethys.
PIA12767:
Five Orbs
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Saturn hosts its own miniature solar system, with an entourage of more than 30 moons. This image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows Saturn's A and F rings.
PIA06522:
Atlas, Pandora and Janus
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft's climb to progressively higher elevations reveals the 'negative' side of Saturn's rings.
PIA07520:
What's That Speck?
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This montage of four images of Saturn's knotted F ring shows different locations around the ring, even though all taken within a few hours of each other. These images were taken in visible light with NASA's Cassini spacecraft's narrow-angle camera.
PIA07522:
Four Views of the F Ring
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Saturn's moons Prometheus and Pandora are captured here in a single image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, taken from less than a degree above the dark side of Saturn's rings.
PIA07544:
F Ring Shepherds
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These views from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, taken two hours apart, demonstrate the dramatic variability in the structure of Saturn's intriguing F ring.
PIA07558:
Two F Ring Views
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From just outside the faint edge of Saturn's F ring, the moon Pandora keeps watch over her fine-grained flock as seen by NASA's Cassini orbiter.
PIA07579:
Keeping Things in Check
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This frame from a movie sequence from NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows dark drapes in the inner strands of Saturn's F ring caused by the gravitational influence of the shepherd moon Prometheus (102 kilometers, or 63 miles across).
PIA07712:
Shaping the Drapes Animation Icon
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This montage of four enhanced NASA Cassini narrow-angle camera images shows bright clump-like features at different locations within the F ring.
PIA07716:
The Clump/Moon Mystery
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft looks up from beneath the ringplane to spot Prometheus and Atlas orbiting between Saturn's A and F rings. Prometheus is 102 kilometers (63 miles) across. Atlas is 20 kilometers (12 miles) across.
PIA07598:
The In-Between Moons
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This mosaic of 15 NASA Cassini images of Saturn's F ring shows how the moon Prometheus creates a gore in the ring once every 14.7 hours, as it approaches and recedes from the F ring on its eccentric orbit.
PIA07750:
The Prometheus Effect
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In a rare moment, NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured this enduring portrait of a near-alignment of four of Saturn's restless moons. Timing is critical when trying to capture a view of multiple bodies, like this one.
PIA07644:
When Moons Align
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Seen here is the end result of the process that occurs every time the moon Prometheus closely approaches Saturn's F ring. This image was taken in visible light with NASA's Cassini spacecraft's narrow-angle camera on Oct. 25, 2007.
PIA09782:
Gores in the Strands
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This spectacular image captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows Prometheus (at right) and Pandora (at left), with their flock of icy ring particles (the F ring) between them.
PIA07653:
Close to the Shepherd Moons
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Saturn's moons Janus and Prometheus look close enough to touch in this stunningly detailed view in this image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA08192:
So Close…
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Tiny, dust-sized particles in Saturn's rings become much easier to see at high phase angle -- the angle formed by the Sun, the rings and the spacecraft. The brightest ring is the F ring as seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA08244:
Janus Hides in Plain Sight
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This image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows the clumpy disturbed appearance of the brilliant F ring. The irregular structure of the ring is due to the gravitational perturbations on the ring material by one of Saturn's moons, Prometheus.
PIA08259:
Disturbances by Prometheus
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Prometheus zooms across NASA's Cassini spacecraft's field of view, attended by faint streamers and deep gores in the F ring. This frame from a movie sequence of five images shows the F ring shepherd moon shaping the ring's inner edge.
PIA08262:
The Ring Sculptor Animation Icon
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A close-up of the F ring shows dark gores in its interior faint ringlets following the passage of Prometheus. Each gore represents a single interaction of the moon with the F ring material as seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA08843:
Stretching the Gores
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The striated appearance of the F ring is immediately apparent in the region of the ring that trails behind the moon Prometheus as seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA08845:
The "Gore-y" Details
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Prometheus dips into the inner F ring at its farthest point from Saturn in its orbit, creating a dark gore and a corresponding bright streamer as seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA08849:
Act of Creation
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Three of the small worlds that hug the outer edges of Saturn's immense ring system are captured in portrait from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA08885:
Three Little Moons
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Prometheus speeds ahead of two dark gores in the F ring's inner edge. The ring's bright core swerves and twirls in its wake as seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA08922:
Ahead of the Pack
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft looks across Saturn's cloud-dotted north and shadowed pole, and out across the lanes of ice that compose its rings.
PIA08933:
An Icy Composition
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The F ring shepherd moon Prometheus touches the face of Saturn once more before moving off into blackness and continuing in its orbit. Images were obtained by NASA's Cassini spacecraft's narrow-angle camera on April 13, 2007.
PIA08944:
Prometheus Makes Contact
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Prometheus pulls away from an encounter with Saturn's F ring, leaving behind a reminder of its passage. This image was taken in visible light with NASA's Cassini spacecraft's narrow-angle camera on April 18, 2007.
PIA08947:
Hit and Run
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Saturn's brilliant rings are accompanied here by a pack of small moons, Mimas, Janus, Pandora, and Prometheus, as seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on April 29, 2007.
PIA08961:
Entourage
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft spies an intriguing bright clump in Saturn's F ring. Also of interest is the dark gash that appears to cut through the ring immediately below the clump.
PIA08969:
Object of Interest
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The effects of three of Saturn's ring moons can be spotted in this single narrow-angle camera view captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA08985:
Three Meddlesome Moons
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The shepherd moons Prometheus and Pandora drive the quirky F ring in its circuit of Saturn, while Mimas lurks in the distance. This image was taken in visible green light with NASA's Cassini spacecraft's wide-angle camera.
PIA08993:
Mimas and the Shepherds
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft spies two of the small, irregular moons that patrol the outer edges of Saturn's main rings.
PIA08994:
On Their Rounds
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