The sweet colors of the Rings (approx. true colors)

OrigThe dark Cassini Division, within Saturn's Rings, contains a great deal of structure, as seen in this color image. The sharp inner boundary of the division (left of center) is the outer edge of the massive B-Ring and is maintained by the gravitational influence of the moon Mimas.
Spectroscopic observations by Cassini indicate that the Cassini Division, similar to the C-Ring, contains more contaminated ice than do the B and A-Rings on either side.
This view is centered on a region approx. 118.500 Km (about 73.600 mi) from Saturn's center. (Saturn is about 120.500 Km wide - roughly 74.900 mi - at the equator.) From left to right, the image spans approx. 11.000 Km (about 6.800 mi) across the Ring-Plane. Images taken using red, green and blue spectral filters were combined to create this view, which approximates what the human eye might see. The image was taken with the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera on May 18, 2005, at a distance of approx. 1,6 MKM (about 1 MMs) from Saturn. Res. is 9 Km per px.