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Janus orbiting Saturn by Sergio Maria-Fagundez

Animation of moon orbiting Saturn.
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute/Sergio Maria-Fagundez
Published: August 22, 2016

From the producer: Sergio Maria-Fagundez: "This animation was created on by using 25 raw images from October 2015. It shows the moon Janus as it orbits Saturn." the producer: Sergio Maria-Fagundez: "This animation was created on by using 36 raw images from March 2015. It shows the motion of some of the rings of Saturn."

Translation provided by Sergio Maria-Fagundez: "Esta animación se creó usando 25 imágenes sin procesar en Octubre del 2015. En ella se puede ver Jano orbitando Saturno."

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