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Eerie raw photos from Cassini's 2nd great Saturn dive

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http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/...-2nd-great-Saturn-11128103.php#photo-12803104

...During this orbit, Cassini gets within 1,820 miles of Saturn's outer atmosphere and within 2,980 miles of the inner edge of Saturn's D ring."No spacecraft has ever been this close to Saturn before. We could only rely on predictions, based on our experience with Saturn's other rings, of what we thought this gap between the rings and Saturn would be like," said Cassini Project Manager Earl Maize of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. "I am delighted to report that Cassini shot through the gap just as we planned and has come out the other side in excellent shape."
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Fair warning: only view if your jaw isn't near a hard surface like a desk or a tile floor - otherwise it'll hurt when your jaw drops!
 
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