Astronomy Picture of the Day
May 13, 2012

Three Moons in twenty minutes
Three Moons in twenty minutes

Credits: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute - Credits for the additional process.: Elisabetta Bonora/Lunar Explorer Italia/IPF

The beautiful and mysterious Saturnian moon Rhea seems to stand still, while floating in front of the cameras of the NASA - Cassini Orbiter, while the Rings of the Giant Gas-Planet Saturn behind and, in the distance, the "Runners", such as the two Minor Saturnian moons Prometheus and Janus, keep on "chasing" each other restlessly. A few Cosmic Rays and some image-artifacts ("noise") are also visible here and there, during the movie. And that's it: another "Cosmic Clockwork" in the Space of Saturn. Sure, it's just one of the many, but, it still is - and it will always be to us - a timeless and fascinating sight...



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