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Unmanned Spaceflight.com _ Cassini general discussion and science results _ Wide Angle G Ring Obs.

Posted by: Sunspot Oct 26 2004, 11:46 AM

I noticed a few images like this before - wide angle images of the G Ring, but i'm not sure what exactly we're seeing in the images, any ideas?

http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/images/raw/raw-images-details.cfm?feiImageID=25178
http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/images/raw/raw-images-details.cfm?feiImageID=25170
http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/images/raw/raw-images-details.cfm?feiImageID=25156

Posted by: BruceMoomaw Oct 29 2004, 09:33 AM

I would presume we're seeing views of the G Ring using forward-scattered light, which brings out very faint rings very well. (Remember Voyager 2's photos of Jupiter from behind, with its faint ring glowing around it like a neon sign?)