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Keywords: cassini spacecraft, Rhea
![Покрытие полумесяца Сатурна Реей](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2008/07/21/0001228811/saturnrhea_cassini.preview.jpg)
20.07.2008
Soft hues, partially lit orbs, a thin trace of the ring, and slight shadows highlight this understated view of the majestic surroundings of the giant planet Saturn. Looking nearly back toward the Sun, the robot Cassini spacecraft now orbiting Saturn captured crescent phases of Saturn and its moon Rhea in color a few years ago.
![Рея, спутник Сатурна: вид с Кассини](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2005/02/15/0001202935/rhea_cassini.preview.jpg)
15.02.2005
Each moon of Saturn seems to come with its own mystery. Rhea, Saturn's second largest moon behind Titan, shows unusual wisps, visible above as light colored streaks. Higher resolution images of the wisps show them to be made of long braided fractures.
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