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The shadows of Saturn's rings on the hazy, blue surface of the gas giant dominate the entirety of this picture, spanning from almost white in the bottom left corner to the black of night in the top right corner. Tiny moon Mimas is seen in the bottom left against the Saturnian backdrop.

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The shadows of Saturn's rings on the hazy, blue surface of the gas giant dominate the entirety of this picture, spanning from almost white in the bottom left corner to the black of night in the top right corner. Tiny moon Mimas is seen in the bottom left against the Saturnian backdrop.
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SETI Institute (setiinstitute@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 23-May-2024 03:51:21 JST SETI Institute

#PPOD: Mimas drifts along in its orbit against the azure backdrop of Saturn's northern latitudes in this true-color view. The long, dark lines on the atmosphere are shadows cast by the planet's rings. At the bottom, craters on icy Mimas (398 kilometers) give the moon a dimpled appearance. Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute/CICLOPS
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