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Cassini Spies Atlas Target Name:   Atlas Spacecraft:   Cassini Orbiter Instrument:   Imaging Science Subsystem - Narrow Angle Produced by:   Calvin J. Hamilton Copyright:  © 2005 Calvin J. Hamilton Date Taken:   8 June 2005 Date Released:  2005/12/03 (Publisher Permission Request) Related Documents Atlas Saturn Download Options Name Type Width x Height Size atlas2.jpg JPEG 859 x 794 21K atlas2.tif TIFF 859 x 794 18K This is the highest resolution image yet taken of Saturn's moon Atlas, Atlas orbits near Saturn's A ring. At the time the picture was taken, the Cassini spacecraft was about 139,006 kilometers from Atlas. Atlas has a distinct oblong shape with the hint of a few craters.

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