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Dione: Craters and Rings

Saturn moon Dione hangs in front of Saturn rings in this view taken by NASA Cassini spacecraft during the inbound leg of its last close flyby of the icy moon.

More: https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA17201
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute

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Dione: Craters and Rings

Saturn moon Dione hangs in front of Saturn rings in this view taken by NASA Cassini spacecraft during the inbound leg of its last close flyby of the icy moon.

More: https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA17201
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute

#dione #cassini #cassinihuygens #astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophysics

Down on Dione

The fractured terrain so distinctive to Dione curves away toward the south in this view, which looks down at the moon northern hemisphere

More: https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA08839
Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute

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Down on Dione

The fractured terrain so distinctive to Dione curves away toward the south in this view, which looks down at the moon northern hemisphere

More: https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA08839
Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute

#dione #cassini #cassinihuygens #astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophysics

Saturn and 4 Icy Moons in Natural Color

This approximate natural-color image shows Saturn, its rings, and four of its icy satellites. Three satellites (Tethys, Dione, and Rhea) are visible against the darkness of space, and another smaller satellite (Mimas) is visible against Saturn's cloud tops very near the left horizon and just below the rings. The dark shadows o...

More: https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA00400
Credit: NASA/JPL/USGS

#dione #voyager #astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophysics

Bright Fractures in the Dark

The wispy fractured terrain on Dione is illuminated here by Saturnshine -- dim reflected light from the planet

More: https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA08174
Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute

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Bright Fractures in the Dark

The wispy fractured terrain on Dione is illuminated here by Saturnshine -- dim reflected light from the planet

More: https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA08174
Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute

#dione #cassini #cassinihuygens #astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophysics

Saturn and 4 Icy Moons in Natural Color

This approximate natural-color image shows Saturn, its rings, and four of its icy satellites. Three satellites (Tethys, Dione, and Rhea) are visible against the darkness of space, and another smaller satellite (Mimas) is visible against Saturn's cloud tops very near the left horizon and just below the rings. The dark shadows o...

More: https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA00400
Credit: NASA/JPL/USGS

#dione #voyager #astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophysics

Saturn and 4 Icy Moons in Natural Color

This approximate natural-color image shows Saturn, its rings, and four of its icy satellites. Three satellites (Tethys, Dione, and Rhea) are visible against the darkness of space, and another smaller satellite (Mimas) is visible against Saturn's cloud tops very near the left horizon and just below the rings. The dark shadows o...

More: https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA00400
Credit: NASA/JPL/USGS

#dione #voyager #astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophysics

Dione Mosaic

Many impact craters -- the record of the collision of cosmic debris -- are shown in this mosaic from NASA Voyager 1 of Saturn moon Dione.

More: https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA00028
Credit: NASA/JPL

#dione #voyager #astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophysics

Dione Mosaic

Many impact craters -- the record of the collision of cosmic debris -- are shown in this mosaic from NASA Voyager 1 of Saturn moon Dione.

More: https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA00028
Credit: NASA/JPL

#dione #voyager #astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophysics

A Stage for Shadows

Two kinds of dramatic shadows play across the face of Saturn in this view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft from Dec. 6, 2007. The planet's rings cast dark bands across the cloud tops in the northern hemisphere. Near the pole, an elongated shadow can be seen from Saturn's moon Tethys, which appears as a bri...

More: https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA18320
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute

#dione #cassini #cassinihuygens #astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophysics

A Stage for Shadows

Two kinds of dramatic shadows play across the face of Saturn in this view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft from Dec. 6, 2007. The planet's rings cast dark bands across the cloud tops in the northern hemisphere. Near the pole, an elongated shadow can be seen from Saturn's moon Tethys, which appears as a bri...

More: https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA18320
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute

#dione #cassini #cassinihuygens #astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophysics

Dione Deception

At top of this image, Saturn moon Dione may appear closer to the spacecraft because it is larger than the moon Enceladus in the lower left. However, Enceladus was actually closer to the spacecraft in this image captured by NASA Cassini spacecraft.

More: https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA12749
Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute

#dione #cassini #cassinihuygens #astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophysics

Dione Deception

At top of this image, Saturn moon Dione may appear closer to the spacecraft because it is larger than the moon Enceladus in the lower left. However, Enceladus was actually closer to the spacecraft in this image captured by NASA Cassini spacecraft.

More: https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA12749
Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute

#dione #cassini #cassinihuygens #astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophysics

Saturn and 4 Icy Moons in Natural Color

This approximate natural-color image shows Saturn, its rings, and four of its icy satellites. Three satellites (Tethys, Dione, and Rhea) are visible against the darkness of space, and another smaller satellite (Mimas) is visible against Saturn's cloud tops very near the left horizon and just below the rings. The dark shadows o...

More: https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA00400
Credit: NASA/JPL/USGS

#dione #voyager #astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophysics

Saturn and 4 Icy Moons in Natural Color

This approximate natural-color image shows Saturn, its rings, and four of its icy satellites. Three satellites (Tethys, Dione, and Rhea) are visible against the darkness of space, and another smaller satellite (Mimas) is visible against Saturn's cloud tops very near the left horizon and just below the rings. The dark shadows o...

More: https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA00400
Credit: NASA/JPL/USGS

#dione #voyager #astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophysics

Cassini Closest Views of Dione II

As NASA's Cassini soared above high northern latitudes on Saturn's moon Dione, the spacecraft looked down at a region near the day-night boundary. This view shows the region as a contrast-enhanced image in which features in shadow are illuminated by reflected light from Saturn. Inset just a...

More: https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA19654
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute

#dione #cassini #cassinihuygens #astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophysics

Dione as seen by Voyager 2

Cracks, canyons, craters, and streaks are seen in this image of Saturn icy moon, Dione, taken from Voyager 2 on August 3, 2005.

More: https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA18183
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

#dione #voyager #astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophysics

Dione as seen by Voyager 2

Cracks, canyons, craters, and streaks are seen in this image of Saturn icy moon, Dione, taken from Voyager 2 on August 3, 2005.

More: https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA18183
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

#dione #voyager #astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophysics

Buckling Under the Weight

This image, which is composed of data obtained by NASA Cassini spacecraft, shows the topography of a mountain known as Janiculum Dorsa on the Saturnian moon Dione.

More: https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA17032
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/Brown

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Abdoulaye Dione veut briller à l’ARES à Nice

Si les vacances ont permis une grande majorité de recharger les batteries, pour Abdoulaye Dione (-66 kg, 1-1-0)…
#Nice #FR #France #Actu #News #Europe #EU #2026 #Abdoulaye #actu #Actualités #briller #Dione #europe #l'ARES #mma #nice #Provence-Alpes-Côted'Azur #Républiquefrançaise #Sports #veut
https://www.europesays.com/fr/651570/

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#Dione and #Rhea #Ring #Transit
#Astronomy #Picture of the Day

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap251122.html

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#Dione and #Rhea #Ring #Transit
#Astronomy #Picture of the Day

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap251122.html

#APOD

#Dione and #Rhea #Ring #Transit
#Astronomy #Picture of the Day

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap251122.html

#APOD

#Dione and #Rhea #Ring #Transit
#Astronomy #Picture of the Day

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap251122.html

#APOD

#Dione and #Rhea #Ring #Transit
#Astronomy #Picture of the Day

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap251122.html

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#APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day

Crossing Saturn's Ring Plane

Credit: NASA, ESA, JPL, ISS, Cassini Imaging Team; Processing: Fernando Garcia Navarro

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap251116.html

#Saturn #Cassini #spacecraft #Dione #Encelade #space #astrodon #photography

#APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day

Crossing Saturn's Ring Plane

Credit: NASA, ESA, JPL, ISS, Cassini Imaging Team; Processing: Fernando Garcia Navarro

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap251116.html

#Saturn #Cassini #spacecraft #Dione #Encelade #space #astrodon #photography

#APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day

Crossing Saturn's Ring Plane

Credit: NASA, ESA, JPL, ISS, Cassini Imaging Team; Processing: Fernando Garcia Navarro

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap251116.html

#Saturn #Cassini #spacecraft #Dione #Encelade #space #astrodon #photography

#APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day

Crossing Saturn's Ring Plane

Credit: NASA, ESA, JPL, ISS, Cassini Imaging Team; Processing: Fernando Garcia Navarro

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap251116.html

#Saturn #Cassini #spacecraft #Dione #Encelade #space #astrodon #photography

#APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day

Crossing Saturn's Ring Plane

Credit: NASA, ESA, JPL, ISS, Cassini Imaging Team; Processing: Fernando Garcia Navarro

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap251116.html

#Saturn #Cassini #spacecraft #Dione #Encelade #space #astrodon #photography

New Artist announced for Way Out West 2025: 🔥 Dione 🔥

🎶 Listen to the current LineUp on YouTube and Spotify: https://fyrefestivals.co
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New Artist announced for Way Out West 2025: 🔥 Dione 🔥

🎶 Listen to the current LineUp on YouTube and Spotify: https://fyrefestivals.co
🎟️ Get your Tickets now: https://prf.hn/l/EJnYMdO

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New Artist announced for Way Out West 2025: 🔥 Dione 🔥

🎶 Listen to the current LineUp on YouTube and Spotify: https://fyrefestivals.co
🎟️ Get your Tickets now: https://prf.hn/l/EJnYMdO

#Way_Out_West_2025 #Dione #fyre_festivals #livemusic #youtube #spotify #music #musicfestivals #playlist #tickets #announcement

2015 July 8

In the Company of Dione
* Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute
http://www.nasa.gov/
http://www.spacescience.org/index.php

Explanation:
That is not our Moon. It's Dione, and it's a moon of Saturn. The robotic Cassini spacecraft took the featured image during a flyby of Saturn's cratered Moon last month. Perhaps what makes this image so interesting, though, is the background. First, the large orb looming behind Dione is Saturn itself, faintly lit by sunlight first reflected from the rings. Next, the thin lines running diagonally across the image are the rings of Saturn themselves. The millions of icy rocks that compose Saturn's spectacular rings all orbit Saturn in the same plane, and so appear surprisingly thin when seen nearly edge-on. Front and center, Dione appears in crescent phase, partially lit by the Sun that is off to the lower left. A careful inspection of the ring plane should also locate the moon Enceladus on the upper right.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150708.html

#space #moon #Dione #saturn #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA

2015 July 8

In the Company of Dione
* Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute
http://www.nasa.gov/
http://www.spacescience.org/index.php

Explanation:
That is not our Moon. It's Dione, and it's a moon of Saturn. The robotic Cassini spacecraft took the featured image during a flyby of Saturn's cratered Moon last month. Perhaps what makes this image so interesting, though, is the background. First, the large orb looming behind Dione is Saturn itself, faintly lit by sunlight first reflected from the rings. Next, the thin lines running diagonally across the image are the rings of Saturn themselves. The millions of icy rocks that compose Saturn's spectacular rings all orbit Saturn in the same plane, and so appear surprisingly thin when seen nearly edge-on. Front and center, Dione appears in crescent phase, partially lit by the Sun that is off to the lower left. A careful inspection of the ring plane should also locate the moon Enceladus on the upper right.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150708.html

#space #moon #Dione #saturn #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA

2015 July 8

In the Company of Dione
* Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute
http://www.nasa.gov/
http://www.spacescience.org/index.php

Explanation:
That is not our Moon. It's Dione, and it's a moon of Saturn. The robotic Cassini spacecraft took the featured image during a flyby of Saturn's cratered Moon last month. Perhaps what makes this image so interesting, though, is the background. First, the large orb looming behind Dione is Saturn itself, faintly lit by sunlight first reflected from the rings. Next, the thin lines running diagonally across the image are the rings of Saturn themselves. The millions of icy rocks that compose Saturn's spectacular rings all orbit Saturn in the same plane, and so appear surprisingly thin when seen nearly edge-on. Front and center, Dione appears in crescent phase, partially lit by the Sun that is off to the lower left. A careful inspection of the ring plane should also locate the moon Enceladus on the upper right.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150708.html

#space #moon #Dione #saturn #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA

2015 July 8

In the Company of Dione
* Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute
http://www.nasa.gov/
http://www.spacescience.org/index.php

Explanation:
That is not our Moon. It's Dione, and it's a moon of Saturn. The robotic Cassini spacecraft took the featured image during a flyby of Saturn's cratered Moon last month. Perhaps what makes this image so interesting, though, is the background. First, the large orb looming behind Dione is Saturn itself, faintly lit by sunlight first reflected from the rings. Next, the thin lines running diagonally across the image are the rings of Saturn themselves. The millions of icy rocks that compose Saturn's spectacular rings all orbit Saturn in the same plane, and so appear surprisingly thin when seen nearly edge-on. Front and center, Dione appears in crescent phase, partially lit by the Sun that is off to the lower left. A careful inspection of the ring plane should also locate the moon Enceladus on the upper right.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150708.html

#space #moon #Dione #saturn #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA

2015 July 8

In the Company of Dione
* Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute
http://www.nasa.gov/
http://www.spacescience.org/index.php

Explanation:
That is not our Moon. It's Dione, and it's a moon of Saturn. The robotic Cassini spacecraft took the featured image during a flyby of Saturn's cratered Moon last month. Perhaps what makes this image so interesting, though, is the background. First, the large orb looming behind Dione is Saturn itself, faintly lit by sunlight first reflected from the rings. Next, the thin lines running diagonally across the image are the rings of Saturn themselves. The millions of icy rocks that compose Saturn's spectacular rings all orbit Saturn in the same plane, and so appear surprisingly thin when seen nearly edge-on. Front and center, Dione appears in crescent phase, partially lit by the Sun that is off to the lower left. A careful inspection of the ring plane should also locate the moon Enceladus on the upper right.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150708.html

#space #moon #Dione #saturn #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA

2015 August 24

Dione, Rings, Shadows, Saturn
* Credit : Cassini Imaging Team, SSI, JPL, ESA, NASA
http://ciclops.org/
http://www.spacescience.org/
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/
http://www.esa.int/
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html

Explanation:
What's happening in this strange juxtaposition of moon and planet? First and foremost, Saturn's moon Dione was captured here in a dramatic panorama by the robotic Cassini spacecraft currently orbiting the giant planet. The bright and cratered moon itself spans about 1100-km, with the large multi-ringed crater Evander visible on the lower right. Since the rings of Saturn are seen here nearly edge-on, they are directly visible only as a thin horizontal line that passes behind Dione. Arcing across the bottom of the image, however, are shadows of Saturn's rings, showing some of the rich texture that could not be seen directly. In the background, few cloud features are visible on Saturn. The featured image was taken during the last planned flyby of Dione by Cassini, as the spacecraft is scheduled to dive into Saturn's atmosphere during 2017.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150824.html

#space #moon #Dione #Saturn #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA

2015 August 24

Dione, Rings, Shadows, Saturn
* Credit : Cassini Imaging Team, SSI, JPL, ESA, NASA
http://ciclops.org/
http://www.spacescience.org/
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/
http://www.esa.int/
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html

Explanation:
What's happening in this strange juxtaposition of moon and planet? First and foremost, Saturn's moon Dione was captured here in a dramatic panorama by the robotic Cassini spacecraft currently orbiting the giant planet. The bright and cratered moon itself spans about 1100-km, with the large multi-ringed crater Evander visible on the lower right. Since the rings of Saturn are seen here nearly edge-on, they are directly visible only as a thin horizontal line that passes behind Dione. Arcing across the bottom of the image, however, are shadows of Saturn's rings, showing some of the rich texture that could not be seen directly. In the background, few cloud features are visible on Saturn. The featured image was taken during the last planned flyby of Dione by Cassini, as the spacecraft is scheduled to dive into Saturn's atmosphere during 2017.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150824.html

#space #moon #Dione #Saturn #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA

2015 August 24

Dione, Rings, Shadows, Saturn
* Credit : Cassini Imaging Team, SSI, JPL, ESA, NASA
http://ciclops.org/
http://www.spacescience.org/
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/
http://www.esa.int/
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html

Explanation:
What's happening in this strange juxtaposition of moon and planet? First and foremost, Saturn's moon Dione was captured here in a dramatic panorama by the robotic Cassini spacecraft currently orbiting the giant planet. The bright and cratered moon itself spans about 1100-km, with the large multi-ringed crater Evander visible on the lower right. Since the rings of Saturn are seen here nearly edge-on, they are directly visible only as a thin horizontal line that passes behind Dione. Arcing across the bottom of the image, however, are shadows of Saturn's rings, showing some of the rich texture that could not be seen directly. In the background, few cloud features are visible on Saturn. The featured image was taken during the last planned flyby of Dione by Cassini, as the spacecraft is scheduled to dive into Saturn's atmosphere during 2017.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150824.html

#space #moon #Dione #Saturn #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA

2015 August 24

Dione, Rings, Shadows, Saturn
* Credit : Cassini Imaging Team, SSI, JPL, ESA, NASA
http://ciclops.org/
http://www.spacescience.org/
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/
http://www.esa.int/
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html

Explanation:
What's happening in this strange juxtaposition of moon and planet? First and foremost, Saturn's moon Dione was captured here in a dramatic panorama by the robotic Cassini spacecraft currently orbiting the giant planet. The bright and cratered moon itself spans about 1100-km, with the large multi-ringed crater Evander visible on the lower right. Since the rings of Saturn are seen here nearly edge-on, they are directly visible only as a thin horizontal line that passes behind Dione. Arcing across the bottom of the image, however, are shadows of Saturn's rings, showing some of the rich texture that could not be seen directly. In the background, few cloud features are visible on Saturn. The featured image was taken during the last planned flyby of Dione by Cassini, as the spacecraft is scheduled to dive into Saturn's atmosphere during 2017.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150824.html

#space #moon #Dione #Saturn #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA

2015 August 24

Dione, Rings, Shadows, Saturn
* Credit : Cassini Imaging Team, SSI, JPL, ESA, NASA
http://ciclops.org/
http://www.spacescience.org/
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/
http://www.esa.int/
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html

Explanation:
What's happening in this strange juxtaposition of moon and planet? First and foremost, Saturn's moon Dione was captured here in a dramatic panorama by the robotic Cassini spacecraft currently orbiting the giant planet. The bright and cratered moon itself spans about 1100-km, with the large multi-ringed crater Evander visible on the lower right. Since the rings of Saturn are seen here nearly edge-on, they are directly visible only as a thin horizontal line that passes behind Dione. Arcing across the bottom of the image, however, are shadows of Saturn's rings, showing some of the rich texture that could not be seen directly. In the background, few cloud features are visible on Saturn. The featured image was taken during the last planned flyby of Dione by Cassini, as the spacecraft is scheduled to dive into Saturn's atmosphere during 2017.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150824.html

#space #moon #Dione #Saturn #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA

2005 October 21

Ringside
* Credit : Cassini Imaging Team, SSI, JPL, ESA, NASA
http://ciclops.org/
http://www.spacescience.org/
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/
http://www.esa.int/
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html

Explanation:
Orbiting in the plane of Saturn's rings, Dione and the other icy saturnian moons have a perpetual ringside view of the gorgeous gas giant planet. Of course, while passing through the ring plane the Cassini spacecraft also shares their stunning perspective. The rings themselves can be seen slicing across the bottom of this Cassini snapshot. Remarkably thin, the bright rings still cast arcing shadows across the planet's cloud tops. Pale Dione, in the foreground, is about 1,100 kilometers across and orbits over 300,000 kilometers from the visible outer edge of the A ring.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap051021.html

#space #moon #Dione #saturn #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA

2005 October 21

Ringside
* Credit : Cassini Imaging Team, SSI, JPL, ESA, NASA
http://ciclops.org/
http://www.spacescience.org/
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/
http://www.esa.int/
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html

Explanation:
Orbiting in the plane of Saturn's rings, Dione and the other icy saturnian moons have a perpetual ringside view of the gorgeous gas giant planet. Of course, while passing through the ring plane the Cassini spacecraft also shares their stunning perspective. The rings themselves can be seen slicing across the bottom of this Cassini snapshot. Remarkably thin, the bright rings still cast arcing shadows across the planet's cloud tops. Pale Dione, in the foreground, is about 1,100 kilometers across and orbits over 300,000 kilometers from the visible outer edge of the A ring.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap051021.html

#space #moon #Dione #saturn #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA

2005 October 21

Ringside
* Credit : Cassini Imaging Team, SSI, JPL, ESA, NASA
http://ciclops.org/
http://www.spacescience.org/
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/
http://www.esa.int/
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html

Explanation:
Orbiting in the plane of Saturn's rings, Dione and the other icy saturnian moons have a perpetual ringside view of the gorgeous gas giant planet. Of course, while passing through the ring plane the Cassini spacecraft also shares their stunning perspective. The rings themselves can be seen slicing across the bottom of this Cassini snapshot. Remarkably thin, the bright rings still cast arcing shadows across the planet's cloud tops. Pale Dione, in the foreground, is about 1,100 kilometers across and orbits over 300,000 kilometers from the visible outer edge of the A ring.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap051021.html

#space #moon #Dione #saturn #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA

2005 October 21

Ringside
* Credit : Cassini Imaging Team, SSI, JPL, ESA, NASA
http://ciclops.org/
http://www.spacescience.org/
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/
http://www.esa.int/
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html

Explanation:
Orbiting in the plane of Saturn's rings, Dione and the other icy saturnian moons have a perpetual ringside view of the gorgeous gas giant planet. Of course, while passing through the ring plane the Cassini spacecraft also shares their stunning perspective. The rings themselves can be seen slicing across the bottom of this Cassini snapshot. Remarkably thin, the bright rings still cast arcing shadows across the planet's cloud tops. Pale Dione, in the foreground, is about 1,100 kilometers across and orbits over 300,000 kilometers from the visible outer edge of the A ring.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap051021.html

#space #moon #Dione #saturn #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA