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Planet Six

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This was Cassini's view from orbit around Saturn on Jan. 2, 2010. In this image, the rings on the night side of the planet have been brightened significantly to more clearly reveal their features. On the day side, the rings are illuminated both by direct sunlight, and by light reflected off Saturn's cloud tops.

This natural-color view is a composite of images taken in visible light with the Cassini spacecraft's narrow-angle camera at a distance of approximately 1.4 million miles (2.3 million kilometers) from Saturn.

The Cassini spacecraft ended its mission on Sept. 15, 2017.

https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA12567

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  • Title: Planet Six
  • Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute
  • Date Created: 16
  • Rights: JPL
  • Album: kboggs
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