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Colorful Saturn

Saturn's Subtle Spectrum

A seasonal array of colors graces Saturn in this image.

Dreamy colors ranging from pale rose to butterscotch to sapphire give this utterly inhospitable gas planet a romantic appeal. Shadows of the rings caress the northern latitudes whose blue color is presumed to be a seasonal effect.

Enceladus (505 kilometers, or 314 miles across) hugs the ringplane right of center.

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute

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