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PIA06095: Rings Full of Waves
Rings Full of Waves
Target Name: S Rings
Is a satellite of: Saturn
Mission: Cassini-Huygens
Spacecraft: Cassini Orbiter
Instrument: Imaging Science Subsystem - Narrow Angle
Product Size: 768 samples x 768 lines
Produced By: CICLOPS/Space Science Institute
Primary Data Set: Cassini
Full-Res TIFF: PIA06095.tif (410.9 kB)
Full-Res JPEG: PIA06095.jpg (178.9 kB)

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This image shows three density waves in Saturn's A ring. It was taken by the narrow angle camera on the Cassini spacecraft after successful entry into Saturn's orbit. The view shows the dark, or unlit, side of the rings.


Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute

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