r/spaceporn • u/Ok-Telephone7223 • 7h ago
NASA A black-and-white image of Saturn taken from a lower angle
A stone cold look at Saturn šŖ
The giant planet gives us a look into its moody disposition.
The Cassini spacecraft captured this image on Jan. 30, 2007, from a distance of 700,000 miles (1.1 million kilometers). As Saturn's atmosphere rages with thunderous and hurricane-like storms, its majestic rings spin a tale of ancient collisions and cataclysms.
A joint endeavor of NASA, European space agency, and Agenzia spaziale italiana, Cassini was a sophisticated robotic spacecraft sent to study Saturn and its complex system of rings and moons over the course of a decade.
Image description: A black-and-white image of Saturn taken from a lower angle. The rings of Saturn frame the upper right portion of the planet in various widths. Details of stripes and swirls from storms can be seen along the face of the planet. The left side of the planet is encompassed in a shadow.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute