Four moons and a ring

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On September 17, 2011 at about 1200 UTC, Cassini pointed at the mid-sized moon Dione and watched as it transited Titan while the rings and two small moons passed by. Pan is a tiny object orbiting within the A ring's Encke gap, while Pandora is the outer shepherd satellite of the F ring.

NASA / JPL / SSI / animation by Emily Lakdawalla

Copyright holder: Emily Lakdawalla

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