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Showing posts with label Amazing picture of Saturn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Amazing picture of Saturn. Show all posts

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Amazing picture of Saturn and its tiny satellite


Great picture of Saturn was recently acquiring satellite NASA Cassini, moving in an orbit around the gas giant.

Dull point in the upper part of the center of the image - which you could easily miss, taking her spot on the monitor - in fact Saturn Mimas. It is only 396 kilometers in diameter and therefore looks a dwarf compared with its giant parent planet. On close inspection, you can see on one side of Mimas giant crater, making it look like the Death Star from the Star Wars movies.