Saturn. In color.
Color-composite of Saturn, made from raw Cassini images acquired in visible light channels on 18 Nov. 2012. (NASA/JPL/SSI. Composite by Jason Major.)
Looking for an awesome view of Saturn as it would look from 1,951,681 kilometers (1,212,718 miles) away? Here you go.
Just my and Cassini’s way of reminding everyone how beautiful our own Solar System is! Lest we forget.
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