Large size JPG image (182420 bytes)
Full size TIFF image (2843107 bytes)
Large size JPG image (182420 bytes)
Full size TIFF image (2843107 bytes)
Possible variations in chemical composition from one part of Saturn's ring system to another are visible in this Voyager 2 picture as subtle color variations that can be recorded with special computer-processing techniques. This highly enhanced color view was assembled from clear, orange and ultraviolet frames obtained Aug. 17 from a distance of 8.9 million kilometers (5.5 million miles). In addition to the previously known blue color of the C ring and the Cassini Division, the picture shows additional color differences between the inner B ring and outer region (where the spokes form) and between these and the A ring. The Voyager project is managed for NASA by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
Note: This image was scanned from physical media.