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Saturn's F-Ring Colorized Target Name:   Saturn, Prometheus Spacecraft:   Voyager 1 Produced by:   Calvin J. Hamilton Copyright:  © 2002 Calvin J. Hamilton Date Taken:   12 November 1980 Date Released:  16 January 2002 (Publisher Permission Request) Related Documents Saturn's Magnificent Rings Saturn Download Options Name Type Width x Height Size fring1.jpg JPEG 444 x 640 11K fring1.jpg JPEG 1152 x 1662 72K fring1.tif TIFF 1152 x 1662 325K Saturn's outermost ring, the F-ring, is a complex structure made up of two narrow, braided, bright rings along which "knots" are visible. Scientists speculate that the knots may be clumps of ring material, or mini moons. Prometheus, Saturn's inner shephard satellite of the F-ring is also visible off to the right of the image. The F-ring was photographed at a range of 750,000 kilometers (470,000 miles).

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