Edge-on View of Saturn's F-Ring Target Name:   Saturn Spacecraft:   Voyager 2 Produced by:   Calvin J. Hamilton Copyright:  © 2002 Calvin J. Hamilton Date Taken:   26 August 1981 Date Released:  26 January 2002 (Publisher Permission Request)

• Saturn's Magnificent Rings
• Saturn

Voyager 2 obtained this picture of Saturn's F-ring on August 26, 1981 just before the spacecraft crossed the planet's ring plane. This edge-on view, taken from a range of 103,000 kilometers (64,000 miles), shows nearly 25` of the F-ring, with at least four distinct components visible.