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- Title Shadow cast by Saturn's rings
- Released 04/06/2004 2:59 pm
- Copyright NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
- Description
Saturn's rings cast threadlike shadows on the planet's northern hemisphere. Note the translucent C ring, and thin outermost F ring. The image was taken with the Cassini narrow angle camera in visible light on 10 May 2004, at a distance of 27.2 million kilometres from Saturn. Image scale is 162 kilometres per pixel. Contrast in the image was enhanced to aid visibility.
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