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Saturn's rings and the moon Epimetheus

Obscuring Epimetheus
Saturn's narrow F ring partly obscures the small moon Epimetheus. Interior to the F ring is the bright A ring. Epimetheus is on the side of the rings opposite from Cassini.
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Cassini to Earth: 'Mission Accomplished, but New Questions Await!'
Cassini to Earth: 'Mission Accomplished, but New Questions Await!'
NASA's Cassini mission is closing one chapter of its journey at Saturn and embarking on a new one with a two-year mission that will address new questions and bring it closer to two of its most intriguing targets—Titan and Enceladus.
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Your Opportunity to Be Heard
Your Opportunity to Be Heard
With NASA's Cassini prime mission concluded, the Cassini Equinox Mission begins. Please send in your comments of what this mission has meant, what stood out, and what you look forward to as we begin our next adventure!
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CASSIE Version 2 Now Online
CASSIE Version 2 Now Online
Travel to the ringed planet and see it the way a person "riding along" with the spacecraft would. The Cassini at Saturn Interactive Explorer (CASSIE) makes real Cassini mission data fully available in three colorful, easy-to-use expeditions.
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The Smithsonian Folklife Festival
The Smithsonian Folklife Festival
As Cassini wraps up the first two weeks of the Equinox Mission, the flood of science data from Saturn continues unabated. However, given a lack of propulsive maneuvers at the moment, my typically jam-packed schedule fortunately allowed my participation in the recent Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, DC.
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Above the Cracks
Above the Cracks
This Cassini spacecraft view, taken from a vantage point 64 degrees above Dione's equator, looks down onto the bright fractures that cover the moon's trailing side. The fractures crisscross a region of terrain that is significantly darker than the rest of the moon's surface.
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Encke's Moon
Encke's Moon
Saucer-shaped Pan glides through the Encke Gap in Saturn's rings. See Saturn's Saucer Moons for higher resolution views of the "saucer moons" Pan and Atlas.
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Cassini Status
 Next Encounter:
 Titan Flyby
 1591 km (989 mi)
 Jul. 31, 2008 (SCET)
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