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> Saturn seen in infrared by the Hubble space telescope. 2003

Saturn seen in infrared by the Hubble space telescope. 2003

author: Nasa/Stsci/Novapix

reference: a-sat02-00030

Image Size 300 DPI: 18 * 8 cm

Saturn shown in infrared when the planet's rings were at a maximum tilt of 27 degrees toward Earth. This happens over the course of its 29.5-year orbit. This means that approximately every 30 years, Earth observers can catch their best glimpse of Saturn's South Pole and the southern side of the planet's rings. The telescope's Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 snapped this image on March 7, 2003.

Keywords for this photo:

2003 - ASTRONOMY - ATMOSPHERE - GLOBAL VIEW - HST - HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE - INFRARED - PLANET - POLE - RING - SATURN - SOUTH POLE -