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False Color Image of Saturn's Rings Target Name:   Saturn Spacecraft:   Voyager Produced by:   NASA/JPL Copyright:  NASA Copyright Free Policy Date Released:  28 August 1981 Related Documents Saturn's Magnificent Rings Saturn Download Options Name Type Width x Height Size ringsfl.jpg JPEG 752 x 960 126K Possible variations in chemical composition from one part of Saturn's ring system to another are visible in this Voyager 2 picture as subtle color variations that can be recorded with special computer-processing techniques. This highly enhanced color view was assembled from clear, orange and ultraviolet frames obtained August 17, 1981 from a distance of 8.9 million kilometers (5.5 million miles). In addition to the previously known blue color of the C-ring and the Cassini Division, the picture shows additional color differences between the inner B-ring and and outer region (where the spokes form) and between these and the A-ring.

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