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2013 and 2017: hexagon color changes. Between 2012 and 2016, the hexagon changed from a mostly blue color to more of a golden color. [21] One hypothesis for this is that sunlight is creating haze as the pole is exposed to sunlight due to the change in season.
Saturn is named after the Roman god of wealth and agriculture, who was the father of the god Jupiter.Its astronomical symbol has been traced back to the Greek Oxyrhynchus Papyri, where it can be seen to be a Greek kappa-rho ligature with a horizontal stroke, as an abbreviation for Κρονος (), the Greek name for the planet (). [35]
The fully processed composite photograph of Saturn taken by Cassini on July 19, 2013 Earth can be seen as a blue dot underneath the rings of Saturn. The photomosaic from NASA's "Wave at Saturn" campaign. The collage includes some 1,600 photos taken by members of the public on The Day the Earth Smiled.
Some colors are simply universal, playing a significant role in every culture and every era—indeed in every person’s life. Such is our 2025 Color of the Year , Cosmic Cobalt.
Pantone's Color of the Year program started in 1999 when Cerulean Blue was announced as Color of the Year for 2000. See every inspiring past selection to date.
Benjamin Moore Color of the Year: Blue Nova. Inspired by exploration, Benjamin Moore named Blue Nova (825) as its Color of the Year for 2024.The cosmic, blue-violet blend encourages adventure ...
Pan is the innermost named moon of Saturn. [4] It is approximately 35 kilometres across and 23 km wide and orbits within the Encke Gap in Saturn's A Ring. Pan is a ring shepherd and is responsible for keeping the Encke Gap free of ring particles. It is sometimes described as having the appearance of a walnut, or raviolo. [5]
Dione (/ d aɪ ˈ oʊ n i /), also designated Saturn IV, is the fourth-largest moon of Saturn. With a mean diameter of 1,123 km and a density of about 1.48 g/cm 3 , Dione is composed of an icy mantle and crust overlying a silicate rocky core, with rock and water ice roughly equal in mass.