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Cassini

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This image isn't Saturn's Rings, but an image of Saturn from its pole to equator.

image of Saturn from Cassini

Sadly, many of the sites reporting on Cassini's dive through Saturn's rings — I'm going to say that again — Cassini's first dive through Saturn's rings — don't explain the photos. I'll admit it, I thought I was looking at the rings. Space.com has the explanations.