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This is a narrow-angle camera image of Saturn's rings taken after the successful completion of the orbit insertion burn. At this time Cassini viewed the rings from the north side. The Sun illuminates the rings from the south side. The image shows the inner part of the Cassini Division, which contains both true gaps and regions containing ring material. The pixel scale of this image is about 370 metres per pixel.