Saturn's F Ring
Photograph
Saturn's F Ring
November 1980
Gelatin silver print
Image: 7 9/16 × 7 15/16 in. (19.2 × 20.2 cm)
Paper: 8 1/16 × 10 in. (20.4 × 25.4 cm)
Matted: 14 × 16 15/16 × 1/8 in. (35.6 × 43 × 0.3 cm)
Gift of NASA
Inscriptions verso (applied label, typed): PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE/JET PROPULSION LABORATORY/CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY/NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION/PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, 91109. TELEPHONE: (213) 354-5011/PHOTO CAPTION TOP P-23099 B/W/ S-1-39/ November 12, 1980/ Saturn's F, or outermost ring was photographed from the un-/illuminated face of the rings by Voyager 1 at a range of/ 750,000 kilometers (470,000 miles). Complex structure is/ evident, with several components seen. Two narrow, braided,/ bright rings that trace distinct orbits are evident. Visible/ is a broader, very diffuse component about 35 kilometers/ (20 miles) in width. Also seen are "knots," which probably/ are local clumps of ring material, but may be mini-moons./ The Voyager Project is managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory/ for NASA.
