11/6/80 8 million km (5 million mi)
In this photograph, the shadow of the satellite Dione is seen as a dark circle on the face of the planet.
11/10/80 3.5 million km (2.2 million mi)
A ribbon-like wave structure and small convective features marking a westward jet stream above the wave are visible in this photograph of Saturn’s cloudtops. The view, extending from 40 degrees to 60 degrees north latitude, shows features 65 kilometers (40 miles) in diameter. Measurements in images such as this one indicate that Saturn has fewer east-to-west wind currents than does Jupiter.
11/12/80 442,000 km (265,000 mi)
Numerous small cloud features were photographed as Voyager 1 passed above Saturn’s southern hemisphere. At these polar latitudes, the large-scale light and dark bands break down into small-scale features, seen here as waves and eddies.
