Last View of Saturn Target Name:   Saturn Spacecraft:   Voyager 1 Produced by:   Calvin J. Hamilton Copyright:  © 2002 Calvin J. Hamilton Date Taken:   14 November 1980 Date Released:  9 February 2002 (Publisher Permission Request)

• Saturn

Two days after its encounter with Saturn, Voyager 1 looked back on the planet from a distance of more than 5 million kilometers (3 million miles). This view of Saturn has never been seen by an earth based telescope, since the earth is so close to the Sun only the sunlit face of Saturn can be seen.

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