156-eclipse-by-saturn-dixon –From the rugged, airless surface of the small outer moon Iapetus, the Sun is momentarily eclipsed by the massive disk of Saturn. The solar corona flares out from behind the planet's limb, illuminating the delicate, multi-layered rings in a brilliant golden fire. The cratered landscape in the foreground is cast in deep shadow, punctuated only by the reflected "ring-shine" that softly reveals the texture of the ancient, rocky terrain.
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