Saturn II Square taken during the spacecraft’s approach

taken during the spacecraft’s approach to the planet

Cassini's wide angle camera shot 75 exposures in succession for this mosaic showing Saturn

where young stars reside

The rover can be seen in this image

and clouds of hydrogen gas glowing in red

Saturn II Square taken during the spacecraft’s approachOf the countless equinoxes Saturn has seen since the birth of the solar system, this one, captured here in a mosaic of light and dark, is the first witnessed up close by an emissary from Earth none other than our faithful robotic explorer, Cassini. Seen from our planet, the view of Saturn's rings during equinox is extremely foreshortened and limited. But in orbit around Saturn, Cassini had no such problems. From 20 degrees above the ring plane,