Saturn's rings edge-on
Saturn's magnificent ring system is seen tilted edge-on -- for the second time this year -- in this Hubble Space Telescope picture taken on August 10, 1995, when the planet was 895 million miles (1, 440 million kilometers) away.
Credit:About the Image
About the Object
Name: | Dione, Enceladus, Mimas, Saturn, Tethys |
Type: | Solar System : Planet : Type : Gas Giant Solar System : Planet : Satellite Solar System : Planet : Ring |
Category: | Solar System |
Colours & filters
Band | Telescope |
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Infrared I |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |