F-Ring Shadows

Delicate shadows are cast outward from Saturn thin F ring in the lower left of this image taken as the planet approached its August 2009 equinox. The moon Atlas 30 kilometers, or 19 miles across is seen just above the center of the image.

Delicate shadows are cast outward from Saturn thin F ring in the lower left of this image taken as the planet approached its August 2009 equinox. The moon Atlas 30 kilometers, or 19 miles across is seen just above the center of the image.