Sunset on Saturn's Rings
March 21, 2003
This is a rare view of Saturn's rings seen just after the Sun has set below the ring plane, taken with the Hubble Space Telescope on Nov. 21, 1995.
This perspective is unusual because the Earth is slightly above (2.7 degrees latitude) Saturn's rings and the Sun is below them. Normally we see the rings fully illuminated by the Sun. The photograph shows three bright ring features: the F Ring, the Cassini Division, and the C Ring (moving from the outer rings to the inner).
Topics:
Rings of Saturn, Saturn, Space exploration, Cassini Division, Rings of Uranus, Moons of Saturn, Planetary ring, Hubble Space Telescope
