As enchanting as it is scientifically intriguing, Saturn is a world of unparalleled beauty and limitless potential for learning. Rhea (1,528 kilometers, 949 miles across, at right) and Enceladus (504 kilometers, 313 miles across, at left) float across the field of view as bright clouds roll through the gas giant's skies. The rings cast dark shadows onto the planet's mid-northern latitudes. This view looks toward Saturn from edge-on with the ringplane. The image was taken using a combination of spectral filters sensitive to wavelengths of polarized infrared light. The view was obtained with the Cassini spacecraft wide-angle camera on July 8, 2007 at a distance of approximately 2.9 million kilometers (1.8 million miles) from Saturn. Image scale is 168 kilometers (104 miles) per pixel.

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