The picture was taken at a distance of 1.23 million km from the planet’s surface.
Apparatus Cassini transmitted to Earth a new unusual picture of the planet Saturn.
This image was obtained by Cassini station with a distance of 1.23 million km from the surface of Saturn, according to the NASA website.
The image scale is 45 miles (73 kilometers) per pixel. The photo was made using a spectral filter wide-angle camera. According to experts NASA, the demanded treatment, as the Earth gets 100 times more lighting than the Saturn.
Space station, Cassini-Huygens, worth more than three billion dollars, was launched in 1997 to study Saturn and its moon Titan.
April 26 Cassini first took place between Saturn and the smallest of its rings. Such openings in the coming months will be 22. They will allow astronomers to see Saturn and its satellites with new perspectives. At end of mission, 15 September 2017, Cassini is scheduled to immerse in the atmosphere of Saturn, after which the probe will cease to exist.
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