Cassini ISS images - August 4-8 2008

The following new images taken by the Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) on the Cassini spacecraft are now available:
  • Dance of the Clouds (Released 4 August 2008)
    Myriad dark vortices, some large and some small, twirl in the high southern latitudes of Saturn.

  • Cloudflow (Released 5 August 2008)
    The Cassini spacecraft observes wispy whorls and streams of clouds as they flow across the face of Saturn.

  • Dione's Bright Streaks (Released 6 August 2008)
    Bright fractures adorn the trailing side of Saturn's moon Dione.

  • Limb Scan (Released 7 August 2008)
    This bizarre scene shows the cloud-streaked limb of Saturn in front of the planet's B ring.

  • Against a Hail of Stars (Released 8 August 2008)
    Tethys appears here, against a background of star trails, in a view acquired as the icy moon exited Saturn's shadow.

All of the Cassini images are archived here.



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