Cassini Returns Amazing New Imagery from Saturn

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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Forget Saturn

[Anonymous Coward]

I want new pictures of Uranus

Better photos

[More_Cowbell]

The site seems about 10 seconds from being fully /.ed, better photos available from NASA anyway. Full size image Cool archive