Cassini-Huygens sends first raw images after Saturn arrival
After becoming the first spacecraft to enter Saturn's orbit, NASA/ESA/ASI Cassini-Huygens sent back these images of the planet's rings.
After becoming the first spacecraft to enter Saturn's orbit, Cassini-Huygens sent back this image of a portion of the planet's rings. It shows the sunlit side of the rings.
After becoming the first spacecraft to enter Saturn's orbit, Cassini-Huygens sent back this image of a portion of the planet's rings. It shows the sunlit side of the rings.
After becoming the first spacecraft to enter Saturn's orbit, Cassini-Huygens sent back this image of a portion of the planet's rings. It shows the sunlit side of the rings.
After becoming the first spacecraft to enter Saturn's orbit, Cassini-Huygens sent back these images of a portion of the planet's rings. It was taken by the spacecraft's narrow-angle camera and shows the dark, or unlit, side of the rings.
The camera was pointing towards Saturn's rings from a distance of approximately 24 884 kilometres. These images were taken using the CL1 and CL2 filters.
After becoming the first spacecraft to enter Saturn's orbit, Cassini-Huygens sent back this first image of a portion of the planet's rings. It was taken by the spacecraft's narrow-angle camera and shows the dark, or unlit, side of the rings.
Credits: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
