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This
view focusing on Saturn's C-ring (and to a lesser extent, the B-ring
at top and left) was compiled from three separate images taken through
ultraviolet, clear and green filters. On Aug. 23, when it acquired
these frames, Voyager 2 was 2.7 million kilometers from the planet.
More than 60 bright and dark ringlets are evident here; the small, bland squares are caused by the removal of reseau (reference) marks during processing. In general, C-ring material is very bland and gray, the colour of dirty ice. Colour differences between this ring and the B-ring indicate differing surface compositions for the material composing these complex structures. |
