Saturn_during_Equinox_(rot45).jpg


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English: This captivating natural color view of the planet Saturn was created from images collected shortly after Cassini began its extended Equinox Mission in July 2008. (Saturn actually reached equinox on August 11, 2009.)

(This edit is a 45-degree rotation of the source image, and was done specifically for use in the w:Planet article for the purpose of fitting better visually within the montage of all 8 planets. Large triangular blank spaces in the upper left and lower right corners have been filled with a solid black background.)
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Source File:Saturn_during_Equinox.jpg
Author NASA / JPL / Space Science Institute

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Public domain This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA . NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted ". (See Template:PD-USGov , NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy .)
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23 July 2008

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