Saturn and moon Titan star in new Cassini imagery

Stunning new images from the Cassini spacecraft touring Saturn and the planet's moons show the ringed world and Titan in spectacular detail.



Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute



Polar vortex in color



The recently formed south polar vortex stands out in the color-swaddled atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, in this natural color view from Cassini.

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A ring of color



NASA's Cassini spacecraft looks toward the night side of Saturn's largest moon and sees sunlight scattering through the periphery of Titan's atmosphere and forming a ring of color.

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Obscured by rings



Saturn's rings obscure part of Titan's colorful visage in this image from Cassini.

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Colorful colossuses and changing hues



A giant of a moon appears before a giant of a planet undergoing seasonal changes in this natural color view of Titan and Saturn from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.

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