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The "Oily Clouds" of Saturn (Natural Colors; credits for the additional process. and color.: Dr Paolo C. Fienga - Lunexit Team)
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Caption NASA:"Clouds in Saturn's Upper Atmosphere create an intricate pattern reminiscent of whipped cream swirling in coffee. The view is centered on a region located about 15° South of the Planet's Equator. The image was taken with the Cassini Spacecraft narrow-angle camera on July 18, 2010 using a spectral filter sensitive to wavelengths of Near-InfraRed light centered at 727 nanometers.
The view was obtained at a distance of approx. 2,4 MKM (abput 1,5 MMs) from Saturn and at a Sun-Saturn-Spacecraft angle of 107°.
Image scale is roughly 14 Km (a little less than 9 miles) per pixel".
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