Have you ever wondered what Saturn looks like from above? On October 10, 2013 Cassini had the chance to fly over Saturn and take in this stunning view of the planet nestled within its rings, highlighting its mysterious hexagon and colorful cloud layers.
This composite is made of images that were taken by the Cassini spacecraft's camera system, the Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) on October 10, 2013 and received on Earth October 11, 2013. The camera was pointing toward Saturn at approximately 900,000 miles (1,450,000 kilometers) away, and the images were taken using red, green, and blue filters.
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This is a true color view of Saturn, snapped by the Cassini spacecraft. It shows Saturn casting a shadow on its rings. To the lower right, shadows of the rings are cast upon the planet.
This composite is made of images that were taken by Cassini’s camera system, the Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) on March 27, 2016 and received on Earth March 28, 2016. The camera was pointing toward Saturn, and the images were taken using the red, green, and blue filters.
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This is an approximate true color view of Saturn. This view allows us to see the planet through its own rings. Below the rings and to the lower right, shadows of the rings are cast upon the planet.
This composite is made of images that were taken by Cassini's camera system, the Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) on February 22, 2016 and received on Earth February 24, 2016. The camera was pointing toward Saturn, and the images were taken using the blue, methane band, and continuum band filters.
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This is a true color view of Saturn and its moon Titan. Titan is seen here hovering near Saturn's rings.
This composite is made of images that were taken by Cassini's camera system, the Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) on May 6, 2012 and received on Earth May 7, 2012. The camera was pointing toward TITAN at approximately 770,000 kilometers away, and the images were taken using the red, green, and blue filters.
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This is an approximate true color view of Saturn and its moon Titan. Titan is seen here hovering near Saturn's rings.
This composite is made of images that were taken by Cassini's camera system, the Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) on May 22, 2015 and received on Earth May 24, 2015. The camera was pointing toward Titan and Saturn, and the images were taken using the green, violet, and infrared filters.
Credit: NASA / JPL / SSI / Val Klavans
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