Titan and Dione with Saturn and rings

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On May 21, 2011, Cassini saw Dione pass behind Titan as both passed in front of the yellow bulk of planet Saturn. High-altitude haze above Titan makes a brown ring around it, through which Saturnlight shines.

NASA / JPL / SSI / color composite by Ian Regan

Copyright holder: Ian Regan

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