Tethys (at the right, 1,071 kilometers, or 665 miles across) and Mimas (near the center, 397 kilometers, or 247 miles across) are captured here against the planet's turbulent atmosphere.

Although the rings are only a thin strip from this angle, one can see the structure of the entire main ring system in its shadow on the planet - from the C ring at the bottom to the faint specter of the F ring at the top.

The image was taken in visible violet light with the Cassini spacecraft wide-angle camera on July 16, 2005, at a distance of approximately 1.2 million kilometers (700,000 miles) from Saturn. The image scale is 66 kilometers (41 miles) per pixel.

D Is For 'Dust'
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 23, 2005 This close-up view is Cassini's best look yet at Saturn's tenuous innermost D ring. The narrow ringlet visible here is named "D68" and is the innermost discrete feature in the D ring. The image also clearly shows how the diffuse component of the D-ring tapers off as it approaches the planet.

Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express SATURN DAILY Cassini's August 22 Titan Flyby Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 23, 2005 On Monday, Aug. 22, the Cassini spacecraft zoomed by Titan at about 3,669 kilometers (2,280 miles) above the moon's surface. Raw images are expected Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 23.

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