Environmental Graffiti

The Countless Colours of Saturn

Let's take a closer look as the atmosphere and ring system of Cronos, properly known as Saturn. The instruments on the Cassini spacecraft collect data at multiple wavelengths – infrared, ultraviolet and visual. Our understanding of the complexity and dynamic activity in Saturn's atmosphere and ring system has thereby been dramatically enlarged, and our sense of wonder immeasurably increased.

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The Moons of the Ringed Gas Giant: Saturn

On February 24, 2009, four of Saturn's moons transited the planet. A fortuitous line of sight allowed the Cassini spacecraft to capture Dione, Enceladus, Mimas and Titan in a single, extraordinary photograph. Remarkable space probe data allow us to better understand this dynamic and complex planet.

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