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Go to topicPrometheus (102 kilometres across) is visible left of centre in the image, inside the F ring. Pandora (84 kilometres across) appears above centre, outside the ring.
This narrow angle camera image was taken on 10 March 2004, when the spacecraft was 55.5 million kilometres. Resolution is approximately 333 kilometres per pixel. Contrast has been greatly enhanced, and the image has been magnified to aid visibility of the moons as well as structure in the rings.