Space Briefs
Cassini swings
high above Saturn
to take a portrait
It’s a view as good as gold. A loop high above Saturn
by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft revealed this stately view
of the golden-hued planet and its main rings. The observation and resulting image mosaic were planned as
one of three images for Cassini’s 2013 Scientist for a Day
essay contest. The contest challenges students to study
three possible targets and write about which one they
think will yield the best science. Today is the last day for
U.S. submissions and the Cass