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Blemished by Mimas

A pastel crescent of Saturn is interrupted by the moon Mimas and the rings in this color image captured by NASA Cassini spacecraft. Mimas 396 kilometers, or 246 miles across appears as a dark speck just above the rings.

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January 22, 2010

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