This is a True Color Photo of Saturn and its Moon
The image above may seem like some kind of artist rendering, but it’s an actual true color photograph showing Saturn, its rings, and one of its moons. Click here for a full-resolution version of the photo.
The thin stripes you see across the frame are Saturn’s rings. NASA created this color image by combining a number of photos captured using different filters, producing a version that approximates what the human eye would see in that spot.
NASA points out that Dione — like most of Saturn’s icy moons — looks pretty much the same in both color and monochrome photographs.
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