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NASA Cassini Image: Rhea, Saturn, and its Rings

By Keith Cowing
May 24, 2013
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This image was taken on March 29, 2012 and received on Earth March 29, 2012. The camera was pointing toward Rhea at approximately 409,877 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and IR1 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2013.

This image was taken on March 29, 2012 and received on Earth March 29, 2012. The camera was pointing toward Rhea at approximately 409,877 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and IR1 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2013.

For more information about the Cassini-Huygens mission visit http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov or http://www.nasa.gov/cassini . The Cassini imaging team homepage is at http://ciclops.org . Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute Full-Res: W00073309.jpg

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