In the shadows of Saturn's rings
(Phys.org) -- Titan appears to be strung like a bead on Saturns rings, which cast shadows onto the southern hemisphere of the gas giant in this beautiful image from Cassini. Faint but exquisite detail in the gas giants upper atmosphere paints a tranquil scene. A thin band of bright white ammonia ice clouds is etched into the planets disc towards the top of the image while clouds dotted below are faded scars of a huge storm that raged across the planet through much of 2011....
Source: PhysOrg - Wednesday, 20 June, 2012
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