Cassini Saturn image (IMAGE)

Southwest Research Institute

Cassini Saturn image

Caption

SwRI scientists have compiled 41 solar occultation observations of Saturn’s rings, encompassing data from NASA’s Cassini mission over the course of nearly 20 years. The compilation will aid future investigations of the particle size distribution and composition in Saturn’s rings, key factors in understanding their formation and evolution.

Credit

NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/Cornell

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License

Public Domain

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