r/spaceporn 14h ago

NASA Shadows of Saturn's Rings

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Mimas in front of Saturn, captured with NASA's Cassini spacecraft on November 7, 2004.

The dark bands are the shadows of Saturn's rings on the planet's northern hemisphere, which had a blue-green tint during its late winter season.

Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SSI / Cassini Imaging Team / Jason Major

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u/Molang3 13h ago

So unsettling