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Cassini Returns Amazing New Imagery from Saturn

Posted by Zonk on from the extremely-attractive-planet dept.

SeaDour writes "The Cassini spacecraft has recently entered a highly-inclined orbit around Saturn, revealing some never-before-seen images of the planet's ring system as seen from above and below the planet. 'Sailing high above Saturn and seeing the rings spread out beneath us like a giant, copper medallion is like exploring an alien world we've never seen before. It just doesn't look like the same place. It's so utterly breath-taking, it almost gives you vertigo.' The spacecraft will eventually return to its standard orbit parallel to the ring plane in late June."

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  1. Forget the crappy "ciclops" site, try NASA... by xxxJonBoyxxx · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Forget the crappy "ciclops" site, try NASA...
    http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/images/index .cfm

    1. Re:Forget the crappy "ciclops" site, try NASA... by Joebert · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      That's what I did because of the Slashdotting.
      Am I the only one that thinks thoose photos look fake ?

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  2. Re:xinhua? or foxnews? by chasethetail · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Great site to gain insight into the way the Chinese view the world. The site is not that radical really, I'm sure they don't allow everything, but it is not bad. Try fox news for mouthpieces of dicataorships