Fantastic new photos of Saturn

[Beadalin]

These are amazing.

These stunning images of Saturn taken by Nasa’s Cassini spacecraft show the ringed planet, its moons and rings in the most incredible detail yet.

Extraordinary glimpses of the planet’s atmosphere and surfaces add to our expanding understanding of the sixth planet in the solar system, as the Equinox mission approaches its second year.

The images show the incredible differences within the Saturn system. In one image, serene-looking rings are elegantly stacked up around its equator, making a striking contrast to the cratered appearance of its plethora of moons.

[Mahaloth]

Beautiful

[Mahaloth]

I do love this photo, by the way.

Saturn

[MeanOldLady]

Which one of these photos should I make my new desktop? I’ve been meaning to find a replacement for the guy in a canoe being chased by a shark.

[Sunspace]

Wow. Just… wow.

[Beadalin]

I know. I didn’t know photos of such detail were even possible, especially given the distance from which many of them were taken. It blows me away.

[Philster]

Some are enhanced to the point of silly.

[GargoyleWB]

So…can we have your liver then?

[Elendil_s_Heir]

Those are OMFG amazing. Wow. Thanks for sharing!

[monavis]

Amazing! Thank you, It is so good to be able to see how the other planets and their moons react. I wonder if early man could have seen( or even imagined) this if history would have seemed different to them.

[Kalhoun]

Beautiful! Why aren’t they in color?? The clarity is just stunning.