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Atmospheric Illusion

“Believe it or not, this extreme close-up of Saturn’s swirling clouds was acquired from more than one million kilometers (621,370 miles) from the gas giant planet. The rings’ image is severely bent by atmospheric refraction as they pass behind the planet.
The dark region in the rings is the 4,800-kilometer-wide (2,980 mile) Cassini Division.”

Atmospheric Illusion

“Believe it or not, this extreme close-up of Saturn’s swirling clouds was acquired from more than one million kilometers (621,370 miles) from the gas giant planet. The rings’ image is severely bent by atmospheric refraction as they pass behind the planet.

The dark region in the rings is the 4,800-kilometer-wide (2,980 mile) Cassini Division.”


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    Such a close up picture of this beauty
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    beautiful
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