Cassini looks close to Saturn to frame a view encompassing the entire C ring. In the dark region closer to the planet lies the much dimmer D ring. The bright B ring wraps around the left side of the scene, while Saturn’s shadow darkens the rings at bottom. The image was taken in visible light with the wide angle camera on Sept. 4, 2005, from a distance of approximately 627,000 kilometers (390,000 miles) from Saturn. The image scale is 34 kilometers (21 miles) per pixel.

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