Edge-On View of Saturn's Rings
This photograph shows Saturn with its rings slightly tilted. The moon called Dione, on the lower right, is casting a long, thin shadow across the whole ring system due to the setting Sun on the ring plane. The moon on the upper left of Saturn is Tethys.
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About the Image
NASA press release
| Id: | opo9616c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 24 April 1996, 06:00 |
| Size: | 1250 x 500 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Dione, Saturn, Tethys |
| Type: | • Solar System : Planet • Solar System : Planet : Satellite • Solar System : Planet : Ring • Solar System Images/Videos |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Optical | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
