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Image caption:
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera 3 observed Saturn on 20 June 2019 as the planet made its closest approach to Earth this year, at approximately 1.36 billion kilometres away. The image shows coloured bands of gas on the planet's surface as well as its prominent rings made of ice and rocky material.
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Image credit:
NASA, ESA, A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center), and M.H. Wong (University of California, Berkeley) Credit Link
Related glossary terms:
Gas Giant
, Giant Planet
, Outer Planets
, Ring
, Saturn
Categories:
Solar System
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Image caption: La caméra à grand champ 3 du télescope spatial Hubble de la NASA/ESA a observé Saturne le 20 juin 2019, alors que la planète s'approchait au plus près de la Terre, à une distance d'environ 1,36 milliard de kilomètres. L'image montre des bandes colorées de gaz à la surface de la planète ainsi que ses anneaux proéminents composés de glace et de matériaux rocheux.
Image credit: NASA, ESA, A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center), et M.H. Wong (Université de Californie, Berkeley)
Related glossary terms: Anneau , Giant Planet , Géantes gazeuses , Planètes extérieures , Saturne Caption translation status: Approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Gilles Remy
Caption reviewers: Lionel Ruiz
Image caption: La Wide Field Camera 3 del telescopio spaziale Hubble della NASA/ESA ha osservato Saturno il 20 giugno 2019, il giorno in cui il pianeta si è avvicinato di più alla Terra in quell'anno, a circa 1,36 miliardi di chilometri di distanza. L'immagine mostra le bande colorate di gas sulla superficie del pianeta e i suoi anelli più evidenti, composti da ghiaccio e materiale roccioso.
Image credit: NASA, ESA, A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center), e M.H. Wong (Università della California, Berkeley)
Related glossary terms: Anello , Gigante gassoso , Pianeta gigante , Pianeti esterni , Saturno Caption translation status: Approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Giuliana Giobbi
Caption reviewers: Rosa Valiante, Rodolfo Canestrari
