Saturn as a crescent, is a view never achieved from Earth.
Limb and shadow of Saturn's rings.
A look back at Saturn from the Voyager 1 spacecraft.
Computer-assembled mosaic of rings shows approximately 95 individual concentric features.
The rings of Saturn seen from the unlit side.
Detailed mosaic of the underside of the Cassini Division.
Unique lighting in this view brings out the many hundreds of bright and dark ringlets.
Overexposed image brings out details of rings with shadows and crescent of Saturn.
The Cassini Division is not an empty region but rather shows several substantial well-defined ringlets.
Kinks and braids of this tightly-constrained ring are visible along with the outer edge of the A Ring.
Brightness variations of this tightly-constrained ring indicate it's less uniform in makeup than the larger rings.
Bends, kinks and bright clumps in ring give the illusion of being braided.
Striking image of dark side of the rings with Mimas behind.
F Ring and spokes get bright as phase angle increases.
Can you see Saturn? Some rings are opaque, some are transparent.
F Ring and a diffuse spoke can be seen in this image.
The outer half of Saturn's main ring system showing dark Cassini Division.
Contrast of the rings is reversed when you look at their unlit face.
Sunlight scatters easily through the optically thin C Ring.