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Rings Around a Crescent
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Rings Around a Crescent

Rings Around a Crescent

NASA's image library records Rings Around a Crescent.

A crescent Saturn appears nestled within encircling rings in this image captured by NASA Cassini spacecraft. Clouds swirl through the atmosphere of the planet. Prometheus appears as a speck above the rings near the middle of the image.

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A crescent Saturn appears nestled within encircling rings in this image captured by NASA Cassini spacecraft. Clouds swirl through the atmosphere of the planet. Prometheus appears as a speck above the rings near the middle of the image.

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