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Linda Spilker, Cassini deputy project scientist, and Jeff Cuzzi, Saturn ring specialist, stand in front of a section of the mural
Published: February 8, 2008

Linda Spilker, Cassini project scientist, and Jeff Cuzzi, Saturn ring specialist, stand in front of a section of the mural showing the ring particles with Saturn looming in the background.

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