Saturn's Rings To Shine As Never Before |
Saturn's Rings To Shine As Never Before |
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Sep 16 2006, 10:19 AM
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http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features/feature20060915.cfm
Ring scientists have been waiting for this. Finally, after more than two years orbiting Saturn, the Cassini spacecraft reaches one of the ultimate vantage points. The rings should shine with majesty worthy of the "Jewel of the Solar System." |
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Nov 10 2006, 09:57 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
...wow. I am absolutely astonished by the amount of detail in this shot...the ringlets have ringlets have ringlets....
http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/imag...5/N00069999.jpg -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Nov 11 2006, 06:29 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2492 Joined: 15-January 05 From: center Italy Member No.: 150 |
...wow. I am absolutely astonished by the amount of detail in this shot...the ringlets have ringlets have ringlets.... Yes, absolutely. Looking to the full sequence, it seems Cassini mapped all rings... I made a stitch of the first five pictures showing A and outher B and structure is breathtaking : (I had to heavly correct gamma/contrast/luminosity in order to match images, followed by 90-deg rotation + vertical blur in order to reduce noise). Interesting also this picture: I do not know if the glow in the space between A and F rings is a optics reflection, but if is real (tenuous material between illuminated from behind) the small dark object in the center could be Prometheus...? -------------------- I always think before posting! - Marco -
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