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Sunlit Rings
 
 
Sunlit Rings
After becoming the first spacecraft to enter Saturn's orbit, Cassini sent back this image of a portion of the planet's rings. It was taken by the spacecraft's narrow angle camera and shows the sunlit side of the rings.

Image Credit: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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