This picture of Saturn’s rings in its natural colors has been taken by the Cassini probe from an angle impossible to get from Earth. We can see a huge gap in Saturn’s rings. This is caused by the planet obscuring the Sun’s light. Since the rings do not emit light on their own, a lack of sunlight would mean no reflected light, and thus they would remain dark. The rings are also projecting a shade on the planet near the equator for similar reasons, except here the roles are reversed.
Saturn’s Rings by Cassini. Image credits: NASA/ESA
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Wonderful pics Paul
It’s so cool to see a picture that hasn’t been “enhanced”. The shadows of the rings are especially cool.
Those are amazing pictures the images that probes can take are breathtaking.