Saturn and Mimas. Cassini spacecraft image of Saturn and Mimas, one of its moons. Shadows from Saturn's rings are seen on the planet's surface. The Ca

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Saturn and Mimas. Cassini spacecraft image of Saturn and Mimas, one of its moons. Shadows from Saturn's rings are seen on the planet's surface. The Cassini-Huygens spacecraft was launched in 1997 to investigate Saturn, its rings and its moons. This image was taken at a distance of million kilometres from Saturn on 18 January 2005.

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