PIA06095: Rings Full of Waves

Rings Full of Waves
Target Name: Saturn
Mission: Cassini
Spacecraft: Cassini Orbiter
Instrument: Imaging Science Subsystem - Narrow Angle
Product Size: 768 samples x 768 lines
Produced By: CICLOPS/Space Science Institute
Full-Res TIFF: PIA06095.tif (410.9 kB)
Full-Res JPEG: PIA06095.jpg (178.9 kB)
Medium-Res JPEG: PIA06095_modest.jpg (178.89 kB)

Original Caption Released with Image:

This image shows three density waves in Saturn's A ring. It was taken by the narrow angle camera on the Cassini spacecraft after successful entry into Saturn's orbit. The view shows the dark, or unlit, side of the rings.


Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute


Image and caption provided by the Planetary Photojournal -- PIA06095