Science and Exploration

Photo: Saturn’s Swirling Clouds

By Keith Cowing
May 24, 2013
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This image was taken on August 18, 2011 and received on Earth August 19, 2011. The camera was pointing toward Saturn at approximately 2,079,966 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and CB2 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: N00174794.jpg

This image was taken on August 18, 2011 and received on Earth August 19, 2011. The camera was pointing toward Saturn at approximately 2,079,966 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and CB2 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: N00174794.jpg

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