Translucent Rings - NASA Saturn images
Although solid-looking in many images, Saturn's rings are actually translucent. In this picture, we can glimpse the shadow of the rings on the planet through (and below) the A and C rings themselves, towards th... More
Moon Convention - NASA Saturn images
People with similar jobs or interests hold conventions and meetings, so why shouldn't moons? Pandora, Prometheus, and Pan -- seen here, from right to left -- also appear to be holding some sort of convention in... More
Saturn Ring System, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo
Both the limb of Saturn and the shadow of its ring system are seen through the transparent C-ring in this striking picture taken by NASA Voyager 1 on Nov. 9, 1980. Gaps and regions of high transparency are seen... More
A View of Saturn B-ring. NASA public domain image colelction.
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A View of Saturn F-ring. NASA public domain image colelction.
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View of Saturn Rings, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo
This view shows some detail and differences in the complex system of rings. This was one of the first pictures obtained once NASA Voyager 2 resumed returning images Aug. 29, 1979 after its scan platform was com... More
Saturn A-ring, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo
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Spokes on Side of Saturn Rings. NASA public domain image colelction.
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High-resolution View of Saturn Rings
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Saturn B and C-rings. NASA public domain image colelction.
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Saturn A-Ring, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo
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Two-image Mosaic of Saturn Rings
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Mosaic of Saturn Rings, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo
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Saturn Rings, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo
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Saturn 15th moon, 1980S28, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo
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Saturn Ring System, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo
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Crescent of Saturn, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo
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Saturn B-ring, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo
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Saturn Rings - High Resolution, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo
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Saturn Shadow Upon the Rings. NASA public domain image colelction.
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Saturn F-Ring, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo
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Saturn F-Ring, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo
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Wide View of Saturn F Ring. NASA public domain image colelction.
Wide View of Saturn F Ring NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
Saturn A Ring From the Inside Out
Saturn A Ring From the Inside Out NASA/JPL/University of Colorado
Saturn C and B Rings From the Inside Out
Saturn C and B Rings From the Inside Out NASA/JPL/University of Colorado
Catching Saturn Ring Waves - NASA Saturn images
Catching Saturn Ring Waves NASA/JPL/University of Colorado at Boulder
Small Worlds of Saturn - NASA Saturn images
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Slightly Sideways Saturn - NASA Saturn images
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Rhea and Enceladus, NASA Cassini Huygens images of Rhea
Rhea and Enceladus hover in the distance beyond Saturn ringplane. Enceladus left, bathed in icy particles from Saturn E ring, appears noticeably brighter than Rhea NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
Where Saturn? - NASA Saturn images
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Saturn Rings, So Close…, NASA image
Saturn moons Janus and Prometheus look close enough to touch in this stunningly detailed view NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
Dark Side of Saturn Moon. NASA public domain image colelction.
Cassini stares toward the night side of Saturn, seen here on the right, as the active icy moon Enceladus glides past NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
Saturn Night Lights - NASA Saturn images
The dark side of the ringplane glows with scattered light, including the luminous F ring, which shines like a rope of brilliant neon. Below, Dione presents an exquisitely thin crescent NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
Opposition Surge on the A Ring. NASA public domain image colelction.
Two images of Saturn A and B ring showcase the opposition effect, a brightness surge that is visible on Saturn rings when the Sun is directly behind the spacecraft NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
Opposition Surge on the B Ring. NASA public domain image colelction.
Two images of Saturn A and B ring showcase the opposition effect, a brightness surge that is visible on Saturn rings when the Sun is directly behind the spacecraft NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
Saturn Shine - NASA Saturn images
This view looks down onto the unlit side of Saturn ringplane. It nicely shows a near-arm/far-arm brightness asymmetry in the B ring: The near arm of the B ring is notably darker from this viewing geometry than ... More
Saturn Rings, Penumbral Fade, NASA image
As the particles comprising Saturn A ring slip into the planet shadow, they find themselves briefly in the penumbra of Saturn shadow NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
In Saturn Shadow - NASA Saturn images
With giant Saturn hanging in the blackness and sheltering Cassini from the sun blinding glare, the spacecraft viewed the rings as never before, revealing previously unknown faint rings and even glimpsing its ho... More
Golden Night on Saturn - NASA Saturn images
Saturn fine, innermost rings are seen silhouetted against the southern hemisphere of the planet before partially disappearing into shadow NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
Encircling Saturn - NASA Saturn images
Saturn sunlit rings gleam in the blackness as two icy moons cruise past in the foreground NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
Helene and Mimas - Saturn moon Mimas, NASA
Two moons of Saturn rendezvous in the Saturnian skies above the Cassini spacecraft NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
Saturn Rings, The Familiar Division, NASA image
The Cassini Division appears to emerge out of Saturn shadow in this Cassini spacecraft image NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
In Saturn Grasp - NASA Saturn images
Held in gravity embrace, Saturn darkened, icy rings encircle the clouded gas giant NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
Mapping Clumps in Saturn Rings. NASA public domain image colelction.
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Saturn Rings, Banded Beauty, NASA image
Storms and cloud bands emerge from beneath Saturn obscuring hazes in this infrared view NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
Neon Saturn - NASA Saturn images
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Saturn Rings, In-between Moon, NASA image
A small icy world plies the space between Saturn A and F rings NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
Saturn Rings, A-Ring Odyssey, NASA image
Immense Saturn is visible through the A ring as Pan coasts along its private corridor NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
Sojourn at Saturn - NASA Saturn images
Off the shoulder of giant Saturn, a bright pinpoint marks the location of the ring moon Atlas image center. Shadows cast by the C ring adorn the planet at upper right NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
Kingdom of Saturn - NASA Saturn images
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Saturn Confidants - NASA Saturn images
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Saturn Outer C Ring - NASA Saturn images
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Saturn Ring Rhythm - NASA Saturn images
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The Shepherd and Saturn - NASA Saturn images
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Revealing Saturn Colors - NASA Saturn images
Stately Saturn sits surrounded by its darkened disk of ice. An increasing range of hues has become visible in the northern hemisphere as spring approaches and the ring shadows slide southward NASA/JPL/Space Sci... More
Deep Clouds - NASA Jupiter images - NASA Saturn images
Bright puffs and ribbons of cloud drift lazily through Saturn's murky skies. In contrast to the bold red, orange and white clouds of Jupiter, Saturn's clouds are overlain by a thick layer of haze. The visible ... More
Perspective on Saturn - NASA Saturn images
The ringed planet sits in repose, the center of its own macrocosm of many rings and moons and one artificial NASA satellite named Cassini. Mimas 397 kilometers, or 247 miles across is visible at upper left. NAS... More
Saturn ... Four Years Later - NASA Saturn images
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A Full Sweep of Saturn Rings. NASA public domain image colelction.
A Full Sweep of Saturn Rings NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
A Small Find Near Equinox. NASA public domain image colelction.
The Cassini spacecraft captured this image of a small object in the outer portion of Saturn B ring casting a shadow on the rings as Saturn approaches its August 2009 equinox. NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
Saturn Rings, Side by Side Shadows, NASA image
The moon Tethys casts its shadow on Saturn rings next to the shadow of the planet in this image taken as Saturn approaches its August 2009 equinox. NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
Saturn Rings, Narrowing Ring Shadow, NASA image
The shadows of Saturn rings appear as a narrow band on the planet in this image taken as Saturn approaches its August 2009 equinox. NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
Saturn Rings, Two Pairs, NASA image
A pair of Saturn moons, Pan and Janus, cast their shadows on the A ring in this NASA Cassini spacecraft image taken about a month and a half after Saturn August 2009 equinox. NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
Saturn Bright Through Rings - NASA Saturn images
The limb of Saturn appears bright as NASA Cassini spacecraft peers through several of the planet rings. The curvature of the planet can be seen on the bright left half of the image. NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
Cut by Saturn Shadow - NASA Saturn images
Saturn rings, partially darkened by the planet shadow, cut a striking figure before Saturn largest moon, Titan. The moon Mimas is near the bottom of this image taken by NASA Cassini spacecraft. NASA/JPL/Space S... More
Saturn Rings, Cinching the Belt, NASA image
The shadow of Saturn rings looks like a belt fastened around the planet equator in this image. Overexposure to bring out the ring details makes Saturn appear especially bright. NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
Before Immense Saturn - NASA Saturn images
The moons Mimas and Janus seem insignificant in front of the immensity of Saturn in this NASA Cassini spacecraft image. Mimas is visible above the rings near the center; Janus is barely detectable as a tiny spe... More
Saturn Looms - NASA Saturn images
Janus is spotted over Saturn north pole in this image while Mimas shadow glides across Saturn in this image from NASA Cassini spacecraft. Janus is the faint dot that appears just above Saturn north pole. NASA/J... More
Meteors Meet Saturn Rings - NASA Saturn images
Five images of Saturn rings, taken by NASA Cassini spacecraft between 2009 and 2012, show clouds of material ejected from impacts of small objects into the rings. NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute/Cornell
Saturn Rings, Halfway to Southern Winter, NASA image
The shadows of Saturn rings edge ever farther southward as Saturn creeps towards southern winter or northern summer. Saturn is now almost exactly halfway between its equinox August 2009 and southern winter sols... More
Tis the Season - NASA Saturn images
Winter is approaching in the southern hemisphere of Saturn and with this cold season has come the familiar blue hue that was present in the northern winter hemisphere at the start of NASA's Cassini mission. The... More
Vortex and Rings - NASA Saturn images
NASA Cassini spacecraft captures three magnificent sights at once: Saturn north polar vortex and hexagon along with its expansive rings. The hexagon, which is wider than two Earths, owes its appearance to the ... More
Ring King - NASA Saturn images. NASA public domain image colelction.
Saturn reigns supreme, encircled by its retinue of rings. Although all four giant planets have ring systems, Saturn's is by far the most massive and impressive. Scientists are trying to understand why by study... More
A Forethought and an Afterthought
Befitting moons named for brothers, the moons Prometheus and Epimetheus share a lot in common. Both are small, icy moons that orbit near the main rings of Saturn. But, like most brothers, they also assert their... More
Sunrise on Saturn - NASA Saturn images
A new day dawns on Saturn as the part of the planet is seen emerging once more into the Sun light by NASA Cassini orbiter. With an estimated rotation period of 10 hours and 40 minutes, Saturn days and nights ar... More
Circling Saturn - NASA Saturn images
Saturn is circled by its rings (seen nearly edge-on in this image), as well as by the moons Tethys (the large bright body near the lower right hand corner of this image) and Mimas (seen as a slight crescent aga... More
Saturn Rings, Darkness - NASA Saturn images, NASA image
Saturn's main rings, seen here on their "lit" face, appear much darker than normal. That's because they tend to scatter light back toward its source -- in this case, the Sun. Usually, when taking images of the... More
Wish Upon a Star - NASA Saturn images
What's that bright point of light in the outer A ring? It's a star, bright enough to be visible through the ring! Quick, make a wish! This star -- seen in the lower right quadrant of the image -- was not captu... More
Study in Scarlet - NASA Saturn images
If your eyes could only see the color red, this is how Saturn's rings would look. Many Cassini color images, like this one, are taken in red light so scientists can study the often subtle color variations of S... More
Cubist Saturn - NASA Saturn images
Sometimes at Saturn you can see things almost as if from every angle at once, the way a Cubist might imagine things. For example, in this image, we're seeing Saturn's A ring in the lower part of the image and t... More
Saturn Rings, Groovy - NASA Saturn images, NASA image
From afar, Saturn's rings look like a solid, homogenous disk of material. But upon closer examination from Cassini, we see that there are varied structures in the rings at almost every scale imaginable. Struct... More
20-20 Hindsight - NASA Saturn images
Much as its name implies, tiny Epimetheus (Greek for hindsight) was discovered in hindsight. Astronomers originally thought that Janus and Epithemeus were the same object. Only later did astronomers realize tha... More
Faint D Ring - NASA Saturn images
Not all of Saturn's rings are created equal: here the C and D rings appear side-by-side, but the C ring, which occupies the bottom half of this image, clearly outshines its neighbor. The D ring appears fainter... More
Darkness Descending - NASA Saturn images
Saturn unusual appearance in this image from NASA Cassini spacecraft is a result of the planet being imaged via an infrared filter. Infrared images can help scientists determine the location of clouds in the pl... More
Moons In Hiding - NASA Saturn images
Prometheus and Pandora are almost hidden in Saturn's rings in this image. Prometheus (53 miles or 86 kilometers across) and Pandora (50 miles or 81 kilometers across) orbit along side Saturn's narrow F ring, w... More
Worlds Apart - NASA Saturn images
Although Mimas and Pandora, shown here, both orbit Saturn, they are very different moons. Pandora, "small" by moon standards (50 miles or 81 kilometers across) is elongated and irregular in shape. Mimas (246 mi... More
Methane Saturn - NASA Saturn images
The soft, bright-and-dark bands displayed by Saturn in this view from NASA Cassini spacecraft are the signature of methane in the planet atmosphere. NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute
Saturn Askew - NASA Saturn images
NASA Cassini spacecraft captured this image of Saturn as it views the planet and its expansive rings from all sorts of angles. Here, a half-lit Saturn sits askew as tiny Dione looks on from lower left. NASA/JPL... More
Not Really Starless at Saturn. NASA public domain image colelction.
Saturn's main rings, along with its moons, are much brighter than most stars. As a result, much shorter exposure times (10 milliseconds, in this case) are required to produce an image and not saturate the detec... More
A Dark Bend - NASA Saturn images
Saturn's rings appear to bend as they pass behind the planet's darkened limb due to refraction by Saturn's upper atmosphere. The effect is the same as that seen in an earlier Cassini view (see PIA20491), excep... More
In Daylight on the Night Side. NASA public domain image colelction.
NASA's Cassini spacecraft looks down at the rings of Saturn from above the planet's nightside. The darkened globe of Saturn is seen here at lower right, along with the shadow it casts across the rings. The ima... More
Saturn Rings, Fluid Fantasy, NASA image
Saturn's clouds are full of raw beauty, but they also represent a playground for a branch of physics called fluid dynamics, which seeks to understand the motion of gases and liquids. Saturn's lack of a solid p... More
Saturn B Ring, Finer Than Ever. NASA public domain image colelction.
This image shows a region in Saturn's outer B ring. NASA's Cassini spacecraft viewed this area at a level of detail twice as high as it had ever been observed before. And from this view, it is clear that there ... More
Earhart Propeller in Saturn A Ring
The propeller informally named "Earhart" is seen in this view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft at much higher resolution than ever before. This view, obtained on March 22, 2017, is the second time Cassini has del... More
Earth Between the Rings of Saturn
This view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows planet Earth as a point of light between the icy rings of Saturn. The spacecraft captured the view on April 12, 2017 at 10:41 p.m. PDT (1:41 a.m. EDT). Cassini wa... More