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	Image Gallery > Featured Image on June 27, 2009 Send to a friend  Enlarge image Keywords Saturn's Rings  Saturn's Moons  Cassini to Saturn  Resources FAQs about The Solar System Solar System Guide Astronomy Gift Shop 2009 Sky Almanac Pentax 10x50 binoculars McDonald Observatory logo cap Wide Slice    A wide slice of Saturn's rings circles the giant planet in this image from the Cassini spacecraft. Only Cassini can see the rings from this angle right now because the rings are turned almost edge-on as seen from Earth. Saturn itself is in the upper left corner of the image. [NASA/JPL/SSI] For more information, see our June 27 program. Show all images about: All Categories Earth, Moon and the Sun The Solar System Space Probes & Human Exploration Stars & Nebulae Astronomers & Observatories Galaxies & Cosmology Stargazing & Star Lore
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