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Saturn's rings

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Possible variations in chemical composition from one part of Saturn's ring system to another are visible in this NASA Voyager 2 picture, as subtle colour variations can be recorded with special computer-processing techniques.

This highly enhanced colour view was assembled from clear, orange and ultraviolet images taken 17 August 1981 from a distance of 8.9 million kilometres.

Credits: NASA/JPL

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