The Dark Side of Saturn

Posted by Michael Pinto on Sep 14, 2006 in Science |

The photo below is what Saturn looks like at night. In contrast to the human-made lights that cause the nighttime side of Earth to glow faintly, Saturn’s faint nighttime glow is primarily caused by sunlight reflecting off of its own majestic rings. The above image of Saturn at night was captured in July by the Cassini spacecraft now orbiting Saturn. The thumbnail doesn’t do the photo any justice (you need to see all of the cool detail to appreciate the image), so you should click to the link and see the photo full scale:

The Dark Side of Saturn

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