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This image was selected as a picture of the day for May 27, 2007. It was captioned as followed: English: Natural colour view of Saturn, composed from a series of pictures taken by the Cassini spacecraft.
Беларуская: Відарыс Сатурна ў натуральных колерах, з серыі здымкаў касмічнага апарата «Касіні-Гюйгенс»
Česky: Planeta Saturn na snímku vesmírné sondy Cassini-Huygens
Deutsch: Natürliche Farbgebung des Saturns zusammengesetzt aus einer Reihe von Bildern, aufgenommen von der Raumsonde Cassini.
English: Natural colour view of Saturn, composed from a series of pictures taken by the Cassini spacecraft.
Esperanto: Saturno, vidita en natura koloro, fotografita per Kosmosondilo Cassini.
Español: Imagen en colores naturales de Saturno, compuesta a partir de una serie de fotografías tomadas por la nave espacial Cassini.
Français : Vue de Saturne en couleurs naturelles, composée à partir d'une série d'images prises par la sonde Cassini.
Galego: Imaxe en cores naturais de Saturno, composta a partir dunha serie de fotografías tomadas pola nave espacial Cassini.
Magyar: A Szaturnusz bolygó természetes színei, a Cassini űrszonda képeiből összeállítva
Italiano: Vista in colori naturali di Saturno, composta da una serie di fotografie scattate dalla sonda Cassini.
日本語: カッシーニ探査機が撮った 土星の自然色写真。
한국어: 카시니 우주 탐사선이 찍은 일렬의 사진으로 합성된 토성의 자연색 사진.
Nederlands: Natuurgetrouwe kleurenweergave van Saturnus, samengesteld uit een reeks van foto's gemaakt door de ruimtesonde Cassini-Huygens
Polski: Obraz Saturna w kolorach naturalnych, złożony z serii zdjęć wykonanych przez sondę Cassini.
Português: Vista de Saturno em suas cores naturais, obtidas pela composição de uma série de imagens obtidas pela sonda Cassini-Huygens.
Română: Planeta Saturn fotografiată de sonda Cassini
Русский: Изображение Сатурна в натуральных цветах, полученное из серии снимков с космического аппарата «Кассини-Гюйгенс».
Slovenčina: Pohľad na Saturn v prirodzených farbách, zostavené zo série obrázkov zo sondy Cassini.
Svenska: Naturtrogen färgbild av Saturnus, skapad från en serie bilder från Cassini-Huygens-sonden.
中文(简体): 由 卡西尼号探测器拍摄的照片合成的 土星图象
中文(繁體): 土星的自然色照片，由 卡西尼號探測器所拍攝的連續照片組成
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Summary
| Target Name: | Saturn |
| Is a satellite of: | Sun |
| Mission: | Cassini |
| Spacecraft: | Cassini Orbiter |
| Instrument: | Imaging Science Subsystem |
| Product Size: | 8888 samples x 4544 lines |
| Produced By: | CICLOPS/Space Science Institute |
| Primary Data Set: | Cassini |
| Full-Res TIFF: | PIA06193.tif (28.28 MB) |
| Full-Res JPEG: | PIA06193.jpg (5.663 MB) |
The Greatest Saturn Portrait ...Yet
While cruising around Saturn in early October 2004, Cassini captured a series of images that have been composed into the largest, most detailed, global natural colour view of Saturn and its rings ever made.
This grand mosaic consists of 126 images acquired in a tile-like fashion, covering one end of Saturn's rings to the other and the entire planet in between. The images were taken over the course of two hours on Oct. 6, 2004, while Cassini was approximately 6.3 million kilometers (3.9 million miles) from Saturn. Since the view seen by Cassini during this time changed very little, no re-projection or alteration of any of the images was necessary.
Three images (red, green and blue) were taken of each of 42 locations, or "footprints," across the planet. The full colour footprints were put together to produce a mosaic that is 8,888 pixels across and 4,544 pixels tall.
The smallest features seen here are 38 kilometers (24 miles) across. Many of Saturn's splendid features noted previously in single frames taken by Cassini are visible in this one detailed, all-encompassing view: subtle colour variations across the rings, the thread-like F ring, ring shadows cast against the blue northern hemisphere, the planet's shadow making its way across the rings to the left, and blue-grey storms in Saturn's southern hemisphere to the right. Tiny Mimas and even smaller Janus are both faintly visible at the lower left. The Sun-Saturn-Cassini, or phase, angle at the time was 72 degrees; hence, the partial illumination of Saturn in this portrait. Later in the mission, when the spacecraft's trajectory takes it far from Saturn and also into the direction of the Sun, Cassini will be able to look back and view Saturn and its rings in a more fully-illuminated geometry.
Cette image est une mosaïque de prises de vues réalisées par la sonde Cassini au début du mois d'octobre 2004. Avec une taille globale de 8 888 x 4 544 pixels, il s'agit de la vue globale et en couleur de Saturne de ses anneaux la plus grande et la plus détaillée jamais réalisée.
Cette mosaïque géante consiste en 126 images réparties comme des tuiles de toit sur l'ensemble de la planète et de ses anneaux. La mosaïque est constituée de 42 sections, chacune photographiée trois fois en rouge, vert, puis bleu. Ces images ont été prises par Cassini en 2 heures le 6 octobre 2004, d'une distance de 6,3 millions de kilomètres. Aucune correction n'a été nécessaire pour faire correspondre ces images, le point de vue de Cassini sur saturne n'ayant pas changé de façon significative.
Les plus petits détails observables dans cette image font 38 kilomètres de diamètre. Beaucoup des détails déjà observés par Cassini dans des vues partielles sont visibles ensemble dans cette vue générale: Les variations subtiles de couleur entre les anneaux, l'anneau F fin comme un fil, l'ombre des anneaux sur l'hémisphère nord, la couleur bleutée de celui-ci, l'ombre portée par la planète sur ses anneaux, et les orages bleu-gris dans l'hémisphère sud à droite. Le petit satellite Mimas et le minuscule Janus sont visible en bas à gauche de la planète. L'angle Soleil-Saturne-Cassini, ou phase, est de 72 degrés sur cette image, d'où l'éclairage partiel de la planète. Plus tard au cours de la mission, a une plus grande distance de Saturne en direction du soleil, Cassini sera capable d'observer la planète et ses anneaux en pleine lumière.
Source: http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA06193 ( direct link)
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