Amazing Saturn Photos From NASA's Cassini Orbiter

Titan's North: The Big Picture

Almost all of the hydrocarbon seas and lakes on the surface of Saturn's moon Titan cluster around the north pole, as can be seen in this mosaic from NASA's Cassini mission. Image released Oct. 23, 2013.

Dark Lakes on Bright Titan Landscape

Ultracold hydrocarbon lakes and seas (dark shapes) near the north pole of Saturn's moon Titan can be seen embedded in some kind of bright surface material in this infrared mosaic from NASA's Cassini mission. Image released Oct. 23, 2013.

Bird's Eye View of the Land of Lakes

The vast hydrocarbon seas and lakes (dark shapes) near the north pole of Saturn's moon Titan sprawl out beneath the watchful eye of NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Image released Oct. 23, 2013.

Cassini Mosaic of Saturn Enhanced

A new mosaic of Saturn and rings made by Cassini spacecraft, brightened version with contrast and color enhanced. Image released Nov. 12, 2013.

Cassini Mosaic of Saturn Annotated

A new mosaic of Saturn and rings made by Cassini spacecraft, version with annotations. Image released Nov. 12, 2013.

Saturn's Dusty D Ring

In this view, all that can be seen of Saturn's D ring is the faint and narrow arc as it stretches from top right of the image. Image released Feb. 24, 2014.

Cassini Saturn's rings

NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured this view of the Janus 2:1 spiral density wave in Saturn's rings on June 4, 2017.

Saturn and Rings

This image is one of Cassini's last views of Saturn from a distance, taken Oct. 28, 2016, before it headed in for a series of close orbits. Here, the probe is 870,000 miles (1.4 million km) from the ringed planet.

Saturn's moons Enceladus and Tethys

Saturn's moons Enceladus and Tethys line up above Saturn's rings in this 2015 photo from the Cassini spacecraft, which has been exploring Saturn's system since 2004.

Saturn's Moons

The ringed planet Saturn is orbited by 53 confirmed moons (plus 9 provisional moons and many more unconfirmed moons) that scientists are investigating. Exploration of the Saturn system by the Cassini spacecraft revealed that some of these moons are wondrous and unique; a few may even have environments that could host life. Here is a gallery of Saturn's strangest moons.