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.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9531a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 11 August 1995, 21:00 |
| Size: | 889 x 459 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Dione, Enceladus, Mimas, Saturn, Tethys |
| Type: | • Solar System : Planet : Type : Gas Giant • Solar System : Planet : Satellite • Solar System : Planet : Ring • Solar System Images/Videos |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Infrared I |
Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
