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Saturn’s Outer B ring from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft

Saturn’s Outer B ring from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft

Saturn’s Outer B ring from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. This is the most detailed view of the rings ever seen. The image hasn’t been processed in order to preserve the fine details. The small bright marks are caused by cosmic rays and charged particle radiation near the planet.

Rights: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute
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