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Saturn by Cassini: C and B rings seen in ultraviolet

by

Nasa/JPL/SSI/Novapix

Reference

a-sat05-10001

Date

2006-10-03

Images taken during the Cassini spacecraft's orbital insertion on June 30 2004 show definite compositional variation within the rings. This image shows, from left to right, the outer portion of the C ring and inner portion of the B ring. The B ring begins a little more than halfway across the image. The general pattern is from dirty particles indicated by red to cleaner ice particles shown in turquoise in the outer parts of the rings. The ring system begins from the inside out with the D, C, B and A rings followed by the F, G and E rings.