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Saturn's Rings (anneaux de Saturne)
Full Description
This Voyager 2 view, focusing on Saturn's C-ring (and to a lesser extent, the B- ring at top and left) was compiled from three separate images taken through ultraviolet, clear and green filters. On August 23, 1981, when it acquired these frames, Voyager 2 was 2.7 million kilometers (1.7 million miles) from the planet. In general, C-ring material is very bland and gray, the color of dirty ice. Color differences between this ring and the B-ring indicate differing surface compositions for the material composing these complex structures. More than 60 bright and dark ringlets are evident here; the small, bland squares are caused by the removal of reseau (reference) marks during processing.
Reference Numbers
· Center: JPL
· Center Number: PIA01531
· GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2000-000444
Source Information
· Creator/Photographer: NASA
· Original Source: DIGITAL
Source: http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/ABSTRACTS/GPN-2000-000444.html