Technical facts about this news release:
| About the Object |
| Object Name: |
Saturn |
| Object Description: |
Planet |
| Distance: |
The semi-major axis of Saturn's orbit about the sun is 9.5 Astronomical Units (A.U.) or roughly 1.4 billion km. |
| Dimensions: |
The planet (without rings) has a diameter of roughly 75,000 miles (120,000 km) at the equator. |
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| About the Data |
| Data Description: |
The Hubble images and videos were created from HST data from proposal 6030: M. Tomasko and E. Karkoschka (University of Arizona); and proposal 9354: E. Karkoschka and M. Tomasko (University of Arizona). |
| Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
ACS/HRC |
| Exposure Date(s): |
August 6, 2005;
November 17, 2005 |
March 7, 2003 |
| Filters: |
F336W, F410M, F467M, F588N, FQCH4N-B, and F673N |
F435W, F502N, F550M, and F658N |
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| About the Release |
| Image Credit: |
NASA, ESA, and E. Karkoschka (University of Arizona) |
| Release Date: |
March 20, 2007 |
| Orientation: |
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