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PIA02244: Dione
Dione
Target Name: Dione
Is a satellite of: Saturn
Mission: Voyager
Spacecraft: Voyager 1
Instrument: Imaging Science Subsystem - Narrow Angle
Product Size: 400 samples x 400 lines
Produced By: JPL
Producer ID: P23215
Primary Data Set: Voyager EDRs
Full-Res TIFF: PIA02244.tif (381.3 kB)
Full-Res JPEG: PIA02244.jpg (10.75 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:
Dione, seen here against the disk of Saturn, is a bright, white, icy object like the other inner satellites. There is a difference in character between its leading and trailing hemispheres; the trailing side, seen on the left in this image, shows a pattern of bright wispy streaks against a darker background
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