1.2 million kilometres from Saturn, the Cassini spacecraft looks across the planet’s rings to the icy moon Tethys. A crescent of Tethys’ daytime side can be seen lit by sunlight; the night side is illuminated by reflected light from Saturn.
Originally published by Cosmos as Tethys by Saturnlight
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