Moons with a view
1. In this view, the moon Rhea (1,530km wide) is on the far side of the rings. Much smaller Prometheus (86km wide) is on the nearside, orbiting between the main portion of the rings and the thin outer F ring. Camera distance to Rhea: approx. 1.6 million km. Camera distance to Prometheus: approx. 1 million km.
2. The cratered and cracked moon Dione (1,120km wide) seems to hang suspended in place in front of Titan (5,150km wide) in the background. Camera distance to Dione: approx 1.8 million km. Camera distance to Titan: approx. 2.7 million km.
3. Dione, in the foreground of this image, appears darker than the moon Tethys (1,070km wide). Tethys appears brighter because it has a higher albedo than Dione, meaning Tethys reflects more sunlight. Camera distance to Dione: approx. 1.2 million km. Camera distance to Tethys: 1.8 million km.
4. Saturn’s moon Epimetheus (86km wide) moves in front of the larger moon Janus (179km wide) as seen by the Cassini spacecraft. Camera distance to Epimetheus: approx. 2.1 million km. Camera distance to Janus: 2.2 million km.
5. In this image, Janus is on the far side of Saturn’s rings. Prometheus is on the nearside, orbiting in the gap between the main rings and the outer, thin F ring. Camera distance to Janus: approx. 1.1 million km. Camera distance to Prometheus: 1 million km.
Images courtesy of NASA / JPL / Space Science Institute.
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