Bruce Murray Space Image Library
Outer rings above Saturn
The bright limb of Saturn is dimmed in the middle perhaps by sunlight being blocked by Ring shadows, perhaps by atmospheric structure differences near the dark Southern Polar regions.
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Bruce Murray Space Image Library
The bright limb of Saturn is dimmed in the middle perhaps by sunlight being blocked by Ring shadows, perhaps by atmospheric structure differences near the dark Southern Polar regions.