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: |
This image was created from HST data from proposal 9354: E. Karkoschka and M. Tomasko (University of Arizona) |
| Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
| Exposure Date(s): |
March/April 2003 |
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| About the Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA and E. Karkoschka (University of Arizona) |
| Release Date: |
September 9, 2003 |
| Exposure Date: |
March 7,2003 |
| Filters: |
The wavelengths for the set of six images are 0.27, 0.41, 0.59, 0.73, 0.89, and 0.95 micrometers. The wavelength ranges for the ultraviolet, visible, and infrared false-color images are 0.27-0.47, 0.47-0.65, and 0.65-0.95 micrometers, respectively. |
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