May 8 Titan

0508-N00281136.jpg
A composite image of the large moon Titan.

May 5 The G Ring

0505-N00280971-G.jpg
Sunlight catches Saturn’s faint G ring.

May 4 Outward Bound

0504-W00107382-8hrs.gif
Cassini moves away from Saturn in this animation of images taken over eight hours.

May 3 Through the Rings

0503-W00107381.jpg
Cassini looks back at Saturn after its second pass through the gap between the planet and its rings.

May 2 Rhea

0502-N00280786.jpg
Saturn’s moon Rhea is one of the most heavily cratered objects in the solar system.

April 29 Saturn at a Distance

0429-W00107139-RGB.jpg

April 26 First Close Dive

Cassini returned the closest images ever taken of Saturn’s atmosphere.

0426-W00106851-RGB.jpg
A composite image of the hexagonal storm over Saturn’s north pole.
0426-W00106360.jpg
A detail of the eye of the storm.
0426-W00106383.jpg
Cassini passed within 1,900 miles of Saturn’s clouds.

A Hexagonal Storm

Cassini will have the closest views ever of the hexagonal hurricane on Saturn’s north pole.

April 21 Farewell to Titan

Cassini made its last close pass of the hazy moon Titan on April 21. The spacecraft has been using the moon’s gravity to adjust its orbit.

0421-W00106336.jpg

April 12 Earth Through the Rings

The pale dot of Earth, 870 million miles away, seen through a gap in Saturn’s rings.

earth.jpg