Small Trail at Saturn Orbit Insertion

NASA's image library records Small Trail at Saturn Orbit Insertion.

WHY IT’S INTERESTING

This image obtained by NASA Cassini spacecraft around the time it went into orbit around Saturn in 2004 shows a short trail of icy particles dragged out from Saturn F ring.

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A CLOSER LOOK

This image obtained by NASA Cassini spacecraft around the time it went into orbit around Saturn in 2004 shows a short trail of icy particles dragged out from Saturn F ring.

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