Australian Sky & Telescope — January 01, 2018

SIMPLY STUNNINGSaturn surpasses all other planets for its delicate complexity and surreal

beauty.ThreemonthsafterCassiniarrived,itscamerasrecordedthemosaicof102framesthat

wentintothisdramaticvista.NotethetangledinterplayofnarrowbandsintheinnerCringandthe

shadowstheycastontheplanet’sequator.Belowthedense,outerAringandthecomplex,even

moreopaqueBring,bluehuesarisefromsunlightscatteringhighintheplanet’satmosphere.

NASA/JPL/SPACESCIENCEINST./MATTIASMALMER

With its 13-year stint at Saturn complete, NASA’s

Cassini orbiter leaves a legacy of unparalleled beauty

and scientific discovery.

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CASSINI’S SATURN by Luke Dones

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