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Just Spinning Along
Featured on September 16, 2018
Several of its moons flank the giant planet Saturn in this recent Hubble Space Telescope image. The largest moon in the picture is Dione. Saturn's rings are near their maximum tilt as seen from Earth, which enhances Saturn's brightness. A recent study concluded the rings are quite young. [NASA/ESA/A. Simon (GSFC)/OPAL Team/J. DePasquale (STScI)]