Behold, Saturn! Planet's Rings and Moon Tethys Shine in Awesome Photo

Wednesday, July 13, 2016 - 15:46 in Astronomy & Space

Saturn's moon Tethys appears to be hovering over the planet's north pole in this new photo from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. But it's an illusion of perspective: the icy moon actually orbits the planet's equatorial plane.

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