This NASA Image Shows Saturn's Moon In Remarkable Detail

  • 7 years ago
On Thursday, NASA released a remarkable image of one of Saturn's moons.

On Thursday, NASA released a remarkable image of one of Saturn's moons.
A news release notes, "This image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft is one of the highest-resolution views ever taken of Saturn's moon Pandora. Pandora (52 miles) across orbits Saturn just outside the narrow F ring."
According to the agency, the shot was captured on December 18, 2016, as Cassini was passing by the outer edges of Saturn's main rings.
NASA's press release further states, "The image was taken in green light with the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera at a distance of approximately 25,200 miles...from Pandora."

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