Friday, September 15, 2017

Cassini's last picture


A natural color view, created using images taken with red, green and blue spectral filters. 
This location -- the site of Cassini's atmospheric entry -- was at this time on the night side of the planet, but would rotate into daylight by the time Cassini made its final dive into Saturn's upper atmosphere, ending its remarkable 13-year exploration of Saturn.
The view was acquired on Sept. 14, 2017 at 19:59 UTC (spacecraft event time). The view was taken in visible light using the Cassini spacecraft wide-angle camera at a distance of 394,000 miles (634,000 kilometers) from Saturn. Image scale is about 11 miles (17 kilometers).

Some other final images
Enceladus Setting Behind Saturn 

Saturn’s outer A ring features the small moon Daphnis and the waves it raises in the edges of the Keeler Gap.





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