Space Spin
Cassini-Huygens
Cassini ISS images - March 17-21, 2008

The following new images taken by the Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) on the Cassini spacecraft are now available:
  • High Cloud, Low Cloud (Released 17 March 2008)
    Shadows cast by Saturn's rings separate the planet's bright equatorial band from the darker northern latitudes.

  • Rings Aglow (Released 18 March 2008)
    Saturn's softly glowing rings shine in scattered sunlight.

  • A Stressed Surface (Released 19 March 2008)
    This southerly view of Dione shows enormous canyons extending from mid-latitudes on the trailing hemisphere, at right, to the moon's south polar region.

  • The Turbulent North (Released 20 March 2008)
    Diverse cloud forms shift and spin in the far northern reaches of Saturn.

  • Seeing the C Ring (Released 21 March 2008)
    The Cassini spacecraft views the gauzy C ring of Saturn, with the cloud-streaked planet providing a dramatic backdrop.


All of the Cassini images are archived here.





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