Monday, July 31, 2006

Hiding in the Encke Gap - Pan

Pan in the Encke gapSaturn's moon Pan is 26 km across (16 miles) - so tiny.

Imagine then how thin the rings are to look like this.

Pan floats among the rings, partly in shadow, tucked into the Encke gap.

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