HUBBLE ATLAS

Solar System

Movie Showcases Saturn and Rings Tilted Edge-on Toward the Sun

January 16, 2012 · ESA/Hubble

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This time-lapse movie shows the icy moons Mimas, Enceladus, Dione, and Tethys rounding Saturn when the planet's rings were tilted nearly edge-on toward the Sun. This edge-on alignment occurs once every 15 years.