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Saturn’s Subtle Spectrum

Saturn's Subtle Spectrum
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.

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