Boston Globe's Big Picture series continues this week with a look at the awesome images being returned by NASA's Cassini probe which has been orbiting Saturn since 2004. It's hard to pick a teaser image for you as there are so many good ones.
Those are the rings of course. The Moon in the distance is Mimas, sometimes called the Death Star Moon.
Be sure to check out all the images! You won't be disaapointed.
Reprinted with permission from the Half-Astrophysicist Blog.
OMG! Those are gorgeous. So cool. I wasn't aware that some moons were actually inside the rings. Are the channels then swept by these moons?
ReplyDeleteYou got it, kk. Those are called Shepherd Moons that keep those gaps in the rings clear.
ReplyDeleteFantastic photos.
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