Saturn’s Ring System
Caption:
Both the limb of Saturn and the shadow of its ring system are seen through the transparent C-ring in this striking picture taken by NASA's Voyager 1 on Nov. 9, 1980 at a distance of 4.5 million kilometers (3 million miles). Gaps and regions of high transparency are seen throughout the C-ring, especially in the area closest to the opaque B-ring. Shadows of the A-, B-, and C-rings are clearly visible on the disk of Saturn. The C-ring shadow showing the gaps described above is the uppermost shadow; below this is the very black shadow of the opaque B-ring, then the Cassini Division, and at the bottom, the shadow of the A-ring.
Cataloging Keywords:
Name |
Value |
Additional Values |
Target |
Saturn Rings |
A Ring, B Ring, C Ring, Cassini Division, Saturn |
System |
Saturn |
|
Target Type |
Ring |
Gap, Planet |
Mission |
Voyager |
|
Instrument Host |
Cassini Orbiter |
Voyager 1 |
Host Type |
Orbiter |
Flyby Spacecraft |
Instrument |
Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) |
|
Detector |
|
|
Extra Keywords |
Disk, Grayscale, Shadow |
Acquisition Date |
|
Release Date |
1998-11-13 |
Date in Caption |
1980-11-09 |
|
Image Credit |
NASA/JPL |
Source |
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA01374 |
Identifier |
PIA01374 |