Crescent Saturn

NASA's image library records Crescent Saturn.

WHY IT’S INTERESTING

Saturn, which appears as only a thin, lit crescent, broken only by the shadows of its rings, poses gracefully for NASA Cassini spacecraft cameras.

SERENDIPITYA little unexpected

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A CLOSER LOOK

Saturn, which appears as only a thin, lit crescent, broken only by the shadows of its rings, poses gracefully for NASA Cassini spacecraft cameras.

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