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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
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The Night Side of Saturn
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The Night Side of Saturn
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This image of Saturn was made in November 1980 by the Voyager [ http://nssdc.gsfc.n…] 1 spacecraft as it flew past the ringed gas giant planet. From a spectacular vantage point, looking back toward the inner solar system, the robot spacecraft recorded this view of the night side of Saturn casting a sharp shadow across the bright rings. No Earth based telescope could ever take a similar picture. Since Earth is closer to the sun than Saturn, only the day side of the planet is visible from the Earth. For more information see Calvin J. Hamilton's Saturn Page. [ http://bang.lanl.go…]
Explanation
This image of Saturn was made in November 1980 by the Voyager [ http://nssdc.gsfc.n…] 1 spacecraft as it flew past the ringed gas giant planet. From a spectacular vantage point, looking back toward the inner solar system, the robot spacecraft recorded this view of the night side of Saturn casting a sharp shadow across the bright rings. No Earth based telescope could ever take a similar picture. Since Earth is closer to the sun than Saturn, only the day side of the planet is visible from the Earth. For more information see Calvin J. Hamilton's Saturn Page. [ http://bang.lanl.go…] Explanation
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Credit and Copyright:
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NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory,Voyager Project
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NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory,Voyager Project
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November 1980
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November 1980
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Saturn
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Saturn
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Hamilton
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Hamilton
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Earth
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Earth
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Voyager
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Voyager
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Sun
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Sun
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Saturn
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Saturn
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1980
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1980
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SPD-APOD-ap950705
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SPD-APOD-ap950705
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