Saturn - Voyager 1
Saturn from 41.5 million km
Voyager 1 image of Saturn taken from a distance of 41.5 million km.
This image was taken through the violet filter on 1 October 1980,
31 days before closest approach. Saturn is 120,000 km in diameter
and the rings extend about 270,000 km from one side to the other.
North is at 1:30. Even at this distance some ring and atmospheric
structure can be seen.
(Voyager 1, 34009.41)
Saturn
Voyager Mission