Saturn in Blue and Gold

Вс, Апрель 13, 2014 - 8:30 / Категория: astronet

Why is Saturn partly blue?

The
above picture
of Saturn approximates what a
human
would see if hovering close to the giant ringed world.

The above picture
was taken in 2006 March by the robot
Cassini spacecraft now orbiting
Saturn.

Here Saturn's majestic rings appear directly only as a thin vertical line.

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