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To: Pyro7480

...The X indicates the point where Cassini will pierce the ring plane on June 30, 2004, going from south to north of the ring plane, 33 minutes before the main engine fires to begin orbital insertion. The indicated point is between the narrow F-ring on the left and Saturn's tenuous G-ring which is too faint to be seen in this exposure....

14 posted on 06/03/2004 9:57:02 AM PDT by kidd
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To: kidd

Huh? There are no rings there.


17 posted on 06/03/2004 10:02:21 AM PDT by Pyro7480 (Sub tuum praesidium confugimus, sancta Dei Genitrix.... sed a periculis cunctis libera nos semper...)
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