Triple crescent moon of The Saturn

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, on a study mission to Saturn since 1997, has captured a rare triple crescent moons sighting on Saturn.  The moons on display are Titan, Rhea and Mimas. At 3,200 miles across Titan has the planet’s largest moon, with Rhea comes in second at 949 miles across and Mimas at 246 miles across. While earth has only one moon, Saturn has three beautiful crescent moons at once. Saturn has over 50 named moons.

Saturn has nine named moons and as many as 53 natural satellites in its orbit.

As the multiple moons wax and wane in light, they create a mesmerising image. Such a triple crescent moon sighting was captured by Cassini in March, but has just now been released by NASA, Slashgear.com reported.

Titan, the largest moon pictured, appears a bit fuzzy due to the cloud layers. The moon in the upper left-hand side is Rhea, which has a diameter about one-third the size of Titan. Rhea appears a bit bumpy due to its ice-covered craters.

The smallest crescent moon pictured is the minute Mimas, which is around 13 times smaller than Titan.

The photograph was taken using only visible light and a narrow-angle lens from the Cassini spacecraft, from a distance of over 1.9 million km.

It captures what could be seen with naked eyes, if given the chance.