Movie Showcases Saturn and Rings Tilted Edge-on Toward the Sun
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.
Credit:About the Video
| Id: | opo0713a |
| Release date: | 16 January 2012, 11:22 |
| Duration: | 36 s |
| Frame rate: | 30 fps |
About the Object
| Category: | 3D Animations Solar System |
