Journey to Saturn

Cassini's mission this year is to pass close to the moon Enceladus, which is the white body in the left middle of the frame, between Saturn's rings and the moon Dione,
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Saturn and its Moons
Cassini's mission this time around is to pass close to the moon Enceladus, which is the white body in the left middle of this frame, between Saturn's rings and the moon Dione, the large object that lies in the foreground of this montage image. Saturn is believed to have 31 moons.

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