Hubble’s Brand New Image of Saturn
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The planet’s banded structure is caused by winds and clouds at different altitudes. Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 observed Saturn on June 20, 2019, as the planet made its closest approach to Earth, at about 845 million miles away.
For more information, visit https://nasa.gov/hubble.
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Paul R. Morris (USRA): Lead Producer
Music credits: "Momentum" by Guillaume Bernard [SACEM]; Killer Tracks Production Music
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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- Paul Morris (KBR Wyle Services, LLC) [Lead]
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