check NASA Saturn Mission Prepares for 'Ring-Grazing Orbits'

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Cassini will pass within 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometers) of Saturn’s F ring during this orbit.

While in Saturn's shadow, Cassini will look at the Saturn’s rings with the sun almost directly behind, in the hopes of catching clouds of impact ejecta dust due to meteors striking the rings.

ISS will also capture its best-ever images of Saturn’s moon Pan, which orbits within and maintains the rings’ Encke gap. Taken from a distance of around 15,500 miles (25,000 kilometers), the image should be about eight times better than the best previous image of Pan.
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