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NASA Cassini-Huygens Collection
Title:
Saturn from Far and Near (Cassini-Huygens)
Description:
Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn.
Full Description:
The Cassini-Huygens spacecraft returned this bottom image of Saturn on May 16, 2004, when its imaging science subsystem narrow-angle camera was too close to fit the entire planet in its field-of-view. Cassini is still about 20 million kilometers (12.4 million miles) away and only 36 days from reaching Saturn. Cassini has two cameras, a wide angle and narrow angle. This narrow angle image was made using a combination of three filters (red, green, blue) and was taken at a range of 24.3 million kilometers (15.1 million miles). The view is from 13 degrees below the equator. Enceladus, one of Saturn's 31 known moons, appears near the south pole at the bottom of the image.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL
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Saturn
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Cassini
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Jupiter
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Huygens Probe
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Enceladus
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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May 16, 2004
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Saturn from Far and Near (Cassini-Huygens)