Saturn III Size:18" x 12" (46 cm x 31 cm) with bright planets such as

with bright planets such as Venus and Jupiter

Note also that Venus appears far from Earth

In December of 1972

to its yellowish central core

4 miles (2

Saturn III Size:18" x 12" (46 cm x 31 cm) with bright planets such asSaturn sits nested in its rings of ice as Cassini once again plunges toward the graceful giant. This natural color mosaic was acquired by the Cassini spacecraft as it soared 39 degrees above the unilluminated side of the rings. Little light makes its way through the rings to be scattered in Cassini's direction in this viewing geometry, making the rings appear somewhat dark compared to the reflective planet. The view can be contrasted with earlier