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On the Border
The sharp change in brightness that runs diagonally across the center of this image represents the boundary between Saturn's C and B rings.
The B ring (at lower left) appears darker than the C ring from this perspective, above the unilluminated side of the rings, because the more densely populated B ring strongly attenuates sunlight passing through it.
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Cassini's Radar Peers Through Titan's Haze
Cassini completed a successful flyby of Titan on May 12, at an altitude of 1,000 kilometers (620 miles), for the first of two Titan northern hemisphere flybys that will wrap up the original four-year mission.
On this flyby, Cassini's radar instrument mapped the bright region of Xanadu, which was only partly imaged previously. This overlap in coverage may yield stereo views of the region. The radar team targeted Hotei Arcus, as well as a possible cryovolcanic feature, Tortola Facula (informally known as the "Snail"), which was visible in infrared images.
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'Take-Your-Child-to-Work' Day and Our Annual Open House
Springtime in Pasadena always brings two wonderful traditions to JPL -- the nationally popular "Take-Your-Child-to-Work" day and our annual Open House. I was fortunate enough to participate in both events this year.
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Continuing Storm
The longest-lived continuously monitored electrical storm ever observed on Saturn continues to churn through the tempest-tossed region nicknamed "Storm Alley" because of its preponderance of storm activity.
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The Shepherd and Saturn
Saturn's brilliant limb shines through the semi-transparent A ring, while the outer F ring shepherd moon hangs against the black sky. F-ring shepherding moon Pandora along with the inner shepherd moon Prometheus, helps to keep the narrow lanes of the F ring in check.
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Titan Flyby
1400 km (870 mi)
May. 28, 2008 (SCET)
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