AWED OF THE RINGS ; Saturn Spectacular
Posted on: Friday, 2 July 2004, 06:00 CDT
THIS is Saturn in all its glory - in the most detailed pictures ever of the ringed planet.
They were taken by Nasa's Cassini probe after a seven-year, 2.2billion-mile trip.
Scientists hope to find out what the planet - 764 times bigger than ours - its seven rings and 31 known moons are made of.
The EUR2.7billion mission will see Cassini circle Saturn 76 times in four years.
Nasa's Charles Elachi said: "It feels good to be in orbit around the Lord of the Rings."
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