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This handout image provide December 10, 2012 by NASA shows, Saturn's B ring spread out in all its glory captured by the Cassini spacecraft. Scientists are trying to better understand the origin and nature of the various structures seen in the B ring, the densest and most massive of all the rings. The C ring is also visible inside the B ring and the A ring puts on an appearance beyond the Cassini Division near the top and bottom of the image.This view looks toward the sunlit side of the rings from about 7 degrees above the ringplane. The image was taken in visible light with the Cassini spacecraft wide-angle camera on July 22, 2012. The view was obtained at a distance of approximately 201,000 miles (324,000 kilometers) from Saturn. AFP PHOTO/NASA/JPL-CALTECH/SSI = RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT " AFP PHOTO / NASA/JPL-CALTECH/SSI " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS =