Images of Saturn's Main Rings, the F Ring, and its Shepherd Satellites Obtained by Cassini (IMAGE)

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Images of Saturn's Main Rings, the F Ring, and its Shepherd Satellites Obtained by Cassini

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(Left) Saturn main rings are shown (NASA/PIA06077). (Center) The narrow F ring located just outside of the outer edge of the main rings. Two satellites sandwiching the F ring slightly above and to the left of the center of the image are the shepherd satellites Prometheus (inner orbit) and Pandora (outer orbit) (NASA/PIA12717). (Right) Closer image of the F ring and its shepherd satellites Prometheus (inner orbit) and Pandora (outer orbit) (NASA/PIA07712). In the center and right images, Saturn is beyond the images towards the right.

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NASA / JPL / Space Science Institute

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