One of the latest photos from the Cassini probe orbiting Saturn, with the moons Dione in the foreground and Titan in the background. The image may look grayed out, but it was taken in visible light — that’s what the view of the moons really look like from Cassini’s location. Beautiful. Via PopSci.com.
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