Cassini: Nature’s Canvas

November 30th, 2004  |  Published in Uncategorized

Cassini: Nature’s Canvas: Susan has some links to beautiful imagery from the Cassini mission, thanks. Cassini image: Nature's Canvas

In a splendid portrait created by light and gravity, Saturn’s lonely moon Mimas is seen against the cool, blue-streaked backdrop of Saturn’s northern hemisphere. Delicate shadows cast by the rings arc gracefully across the planet, fading into darkness on Saturn’s night side.

Image credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute

(Via 2020 Hindsight.)


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