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Here Are 15 All-Time Best Photos From Cassini That You Absolutely Must See

Wow. Just, wow.

Cassini has been out there hard at work for a long time. The Saturn probe departed Earth in 1997 and spent seven years speeding across the solar system to arrive in orbit around the ringed planet in 2004.

For over 13 years, it's been up there collecting data with an array of spectrometers, magnetometers, radars, and yes, cameras.

While all these types of data are valuable to scientists, it's the images Cassini has been sending back down to Earth that have given the world a much more intimate acquaintance with the beloved ringed planet.

And they're not just about showing us its pretty face, either. With the breathtaking photos Cassini has been taking so far from home, we've been learning new and fascinating things about Saturn, its moons and its rings.

Over the years, here are some of our favourite images of a world so alien to our Earthling experience.

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-cassini-files-our-favourite-photos-from-the-departing-saturn-probe?perpetual=yes&limitstart=1

Full story and lots more photos at the link:

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-cassini-files-our-favourite-photos-from-the-departing-saturn-probe?perpetual=yes&limitstart=1