Backlit Saturn

Backlit photo of Saturn taken by the Cassini probe.

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AMAZING!! I'm speechless....Thanks for posting!

By Diane in Ohio (not verified) on 30 Oct 2006 #permalink

Thank you so much for this fantastic picture. I couldn't sleep so I was prowling around scienceblogs knowing I'd find something interesting. And here it is.

And thanks, Dave, for the link to the NASA source site. Lots of goodies there.

And according to the JPL site, that little dot above the left edge of the main rings is... the planet Earth.

By David Harmon (not verified) on 31 Oct 2006 #permalink

wheres the hi res shot of this...?