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Raw image view of Saturn.
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute
Published: August 22, 2018

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W00109975.jpg was taken on 2017-09-08 07:01 (PDT) and received on Earth 2017-09-09 12:58 (PDT). The camera was pointing toward Saturn, and the image was taken using the CB2 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System

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