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Saturn Moons Near And Far
Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 16, 2006 Continuing its tour of Saturn's ring plane, NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured Rhea (right, in the distance), as Pandora hovers against the planet's dark shadow on the rings. The image was taken Feb. 12 in visible light with the spacecraft's narrow-angle camera, at a distance of approximately 3.6 million kilometers (2.3 million miles) from Pandora and 4.3 million kilometers (2.7 million miles) from Rhea. The image scale is 26 kilometers (16 miles) per pixel on Rhea. Related Links Cassini Cassini Images JPL NASA
Rhea And Razor-Thin Rings
Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 17, 2006NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured this image of shadow-striped Saturn and its exquisitely thin rings, with its moon Rhea hanging as a crescent in the distance. A couple of bright pixels at the center of the image mark the location of the tiny moon Pan, 26 kilometers (16 miles) across. |
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