September 11, 2011

Saturn's Moons

The Cassini mission orbited Saturn for 4 years. It was the longest mission to Saturn and has collected data that will be studied for years to come. Below are pictures of some of Saturn's moons.

The Saturnian moon Rhea looms large above the small moon Epimetheus in this picture from the Cassini orbiter, released May 21. The two moons are actually separated by almost 150,000 miles, with Saturn and its rings in the background.



The light surface of Saturn's icy moon Dione is rendered in crisp detail against a hazy, ghostly Titan in the background. This picture was taken by the Cassini orbiter on April 10 and released on June 21.

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