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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-04-22 Atlas Cassini-Huygens
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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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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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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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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-04-29 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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On Mar. 17, 2008, NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured a fleet of small moons patrols the outskirts of Saturn's icy rings. Shown here are shepherd moon Prometheus, Pandora, and Janus.
PIA09890:
The Orbiting Fleet
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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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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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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-04-23 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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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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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-04-29 Saturn Cassini-Huygens
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A bright, powerful, lightning-producing storm churns and coasts along the lane of Saturn's southern hemisphere nicknamed 'Storm Alley' by scientists. This image captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA08410:
Hissing Storm
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-05-05 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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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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Saturn's semitransparent rings arc smoothly around the gas giant, abruptly disappearing where they pass through the planet's shadow are captured in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft taken on Apr. 15, 2008.
PIA09896:
Dark Boundary
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-05-08 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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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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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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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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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 diminutive moon Mimas can be found hiding in the middle of this view of a crescent of Saturn bisected by rings in this image captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Mimas appears as a dark speck just about the ringplane near the center of the image. Th
PIA12549:
Gas Giant, Mini Moon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-05-20 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft looks down from a high-inclination orbit to spot two of Saturn's ring moons, Prometheus and Janus.
PIA09905:
Bird's Eye View
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-05-19 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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A trio of large storms embraces in Saturn's high north. The three prominent vortices seen here are each wide enough to span the distance from New York City to Denver, or from London to Moscow as seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA09904:
Immense Vortices
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Stately Saturn sits surrounded by its darkened disk of ice. An increasing range of hues has become visible in the northern hemisphere as spring approaches and the ring shadows slide southward as seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA09906:
Revealing Saturn's Colors
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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 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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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 2008-05-27 Saturn Cassini-Huygens
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Bright puffs and ribbons of cloud drift lazily through Saturn's murky skies. Saturn's clouds are overlain by a thick layer of haze in this image of pastel shades of yellow and blue from NASA's Cassini oribter taken on Apr. 15, 2008.
PIA09910:
Deep Clouds
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-05-28 Pan Cassini-Huygens
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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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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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A great, eye-like vortex stares out of Saturn's roiling atmosphere. The storm is wide enough to span the distance from Washington, DC to London. Bright Enceladus drifts past in the foreground in this image captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA09913:
A Capital Storm
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-06-02 Janus Cassini-Huygens
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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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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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Myriad vortices churn through Saturn's high northern latitudes while Saturn's moon Dione's shadow drifts across the gas giant's face. This image was taken with NASA's Cassini spacecraft's wide-angle camera on May 7, 2008.
PIA09917:
Raging Planet
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-06-09 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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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 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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Saturn's moon Pandora shares the stage with ghostly B ring spokes in this NASA Cassini spacecraft scene. Pandora is on the left. The spokes are the radial markings visible on the right of the image.
PIA12547:
With Ghostly Spokes
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Tethys passes silently between Saturn and NASA's Cassini spacecraft as a train of storms rumbles through the planet's southern hemisphere. The rings' shadows darken the planet at top.
PIA10425:
Peace Above, Turmoil Below
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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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Saturn's rings burst out of shadow and curve gracefully around the planet. Prometheus and Atlas are also visible, faintly, just outside the A ring edge in this image captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on July 4, 2008.
PIA10454:
Out of Darkness
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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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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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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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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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NASA's Cassini spacecraft spies two types of waves in Saturn's A ring: a spiral density wave on the left of the image and a more pronounced spiral bending wave near the middle.
PIA12545:
Wave Classification
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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-10-02 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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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 2008-10-06 Mimas Cassini-Huygens
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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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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-10-09 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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Four moons huddle near Saturn's multi-hued disk. Titan, Janus, Mimas, and Prometheus are captured in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Oct. 26, 2007.
PIA10487:
Many Colors, Many Moons
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-10-13 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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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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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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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-10-17 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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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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Add Image to Favorite List 2010-02-08 Tethys Cassini-Huygens
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Saturn shares its space with its moon Tethys in this scene captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Tethys can be seen above the rings near the middle of the image. This view looks toward the northern, sunlit side of the rings from just above the ringplane.
PIA12544:
Satellite Companionship
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-10-27 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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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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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-10-29 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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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 2008-11-04 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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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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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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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-11-07 Tethys Cassini-Huygens
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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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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-11-10 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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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 2008-11-11 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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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-11-21 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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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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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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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 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 2008-11-27 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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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 2008-11-28 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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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-12-01 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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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 2008-12-02 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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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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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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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-12-08 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-12-30 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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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 2009-01-02 Mimas Cassini-Huygens
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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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