Latest Images from Cassini-Huygens Mission
Swirling cloud bands, delicate ring shadows and
icy moons make the Saturn system a place of supreme natural beauty. Even
Cassini's remarkable images can only provide the slightest sense of the
experience of actually being there.
Swirling cloud bands, delicate ring shadows and icy moons make the Saturn system a place of supreme natural beauty. Even Cassini's remarkable images can only provide the slightest sense of the experience of actually being there.
Tethys (at the right, 1,071 kilometers, or 665 miles across) and Mimas (near the center, 397 kilometers, or 247 miles across) are captured here against the planet's turbulent atmosphere.
Although the rings are only a thin strip from this angle, one can see the structure of the entire main ring system in its shadow on the planet - from the C ring at the bottom to the faint specter of the F ring at the top.
Posted: Tue - August 23, 2005 at 07:01 AM