These are the last close-up photos of Saturn we may see in decades
As one of it's final subjects, Cassini also photographed Titan: a moon with an atmosphere twice as thick as Earth's that has clouds, weather, and hydrocarbon lakes.
This animation combines several Enceladus photos to show the moon setting behind the planet.
This colorized image shows Enceladus — which hides a warm, salty ocean under its crust — setting on Saturn's northern hemisphere.
... but with more processing work, it will eventually look something like this.
Spilker said that NASA will merge many images of Saturn into one large, detailed, and final portrait of the planet. With a quick collage, it looks like this ...
... and another.
Another photo shows the rings from a different side of the planet ...
Saturn's moody lighting and rings steal the show in this image.
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