PIA06099: The Encke Gap as Never Seen Before

The Encke Gap as Never Seen Before
Target Name: Saturn
Mission: Cassini
Spacecraft: Cassini Orbiter
Instrument: Imaging Science Subsystem - Narrow Angle
Product Size: 1024 samples x 1024 lines
Produced By: CICLOPS/Space Science Institute
Full-Res TIFF: PIA06099.tif (750.9 kB)
Full-Res JPEG: PIA06099.jpg (43.2 kB)
Medium-Res JPEG: PIA06099_modest.jpg (40.82 kB)

Original Caption Released with Image:

This image shows in superb detail the region in Saturn's rings known as the Encke Gap. It was taken by the narrow angle camera on the Cassini spacecraft after successful entry into Saturn's orbit. The view shows the sunlit side of the rings.


Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute


Image and caption provided by the Planetary Photojournal -- PIA06099