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Cruising around Saturn, its moons and the magnificent rings

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And the winners are..... presenting the 10 best images of 2012 selected by our Cassini scientists.

Here's our new gorgeous backlit Saturn mosaic - composed of 60 images taken in violet, visible & near IR

New image! See Titan's south polar vortex from below the moon, taken from 1.6 million km away. [pic]

Radar shows "Nile-like" river of liquid hydrocarbons flow 200 miles into Titan's large sea, Kraken Mare

RT : Apparently Enceladus is more radar bright than Europa, brightest areas appear to correspond to tectonic features

RT : McKay: Enceladus gets gold star. Only place in Solar System besides Earth w energy, organics, liq water, fixed N.

Today at is live tweeting: Dr. Chris McKay: Enceladus is habitable. We have no idea if it is inhabited!

New image: Mimas is called "Death Star moon, but Tethys resembles the Star Wars Space Station, too.

RT : good morning from London. Can you tell me what the object next to the moon is that I can see at the moment? That was Jupiter!

Enjoy the stunning detail in this image of Saturn's swirling polar vortex. Raw image page link too.

Meanwhile on Titan: shift in seasonal sunlight tied to reversal in atmospheric circulation [pics]

One of many amazing images from today Nov 27. Saturn's North Polar Vortex as you've never seen it!

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