After nearly 13 years in orbit around Saturn, NASAs Cassini spacecraft is now preparing for its Grand Finale. In April of 2017, Cassini will begin a series of dives between the gas giants cloudtops and the inner ringson its way to a fiery end when it burns up in Saturn’s atmosphere on September 15. As scientists prepare for a new flood of never-before-seen images, a look back at some recent (and fairly recent) images of the Saturnian system taken by Cassini.
Incredible pictures.