Cassini Image: Saturn’s Rings Edge On

This image was taken on August 21, 2011 and received on Earth August 22, 2011. The camera was pointing toward Satrun at approximately 1,179,284 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CB2 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2012. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute. Full-Res: W00069868.jpg

This image was taken on August 21, 2011 and received on Earth August 22, 2011. The camera was pointing toward Satrun at approximately 1,179,284 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CB2 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2012. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute. Full-Res: W00069868.jpg