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                        Astronomy Picture of the Day

   [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our
      fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation
                    written by a professional astronomer.

                                 2020 May 27
    [2]See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest
                        resolution version available.

                    Earth and Moon through Saturn's Rings
      Image Credit: [3]NASA, [4]ESA, [5]JPL-Caltech, [6]SSI, [7]Cassini
           Imaging Team; Processing & [8]License: [9]Kevin M. Gill

   Explanation: What are those dots between Saturn's rings? Our [10]Earth
   and Moon. Just over three years ago, because the [11]Sun was
   temporarily blocked by the body of Saturn, the robotic [12]Cassini
   spacecraft was able to look toward the [13]inner Solar System. There,
   it spotted our [14]Earth and [15]Moon -- just pin-pricks of light lying
   about 1.4 billion kilometers distant. Toward the right of the
   [16]featured image is [17]Saturn's A [18]ring, with the broad [19]Encke
   Gap on the far right and the narrower [20]Keeler Gap toward the center.
   On the far left is Saturn's continually changing [21]F Ring. From
   [22]this perspective, the light seen from [23]Saturn's rings was
   scattered mostly forward , and so appeared backlit. After more than a
   decade of exploration and discovery, the Cassini spacecraft ran low on
   fuel in 2017 and was directed to [24]enter Saturn's atmosphere, where
   it surely melted.

   Gallery: [25]Notable Venus & Mercury Conjunction 2020 Images submitted
                                   to APOD
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