... Of course viewed from Jupiter's perspective, these shadow crossings could be seen as solar eclipses, analogous to the Moon's shadow crossing the sunlit face of planet Earth. ...
... The broad shadow across the giant planet is cast by Saturn's dense B ring with intriguing threadlike shadows from Saturn's inner C ring arrayed below. ...
... 2009 September 1 . Shadows of Saturn at Equinox . Credit: Cassini Imaging Team , ISS , JPL , ESA , NASA . ... Explanation: Unusual shadows and dark rings appeared around Saturn near its equinox last month. ...
... The Long Shadow of the Moon . Credit: Image courtesy J. Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, GSFC , NASA . ... Explanation: The long shadow of the Moon fell across the continent of Antarctica on November 23rd , during the second solar ...
... 2009 April 15 . Jagged Shadows May Indicate Saturn Ring Particles . Credit: NASA , JPL , Space Science Institute . ... Explanation: What's causing unusual jagged shadows on Saturn's rings? No one is yet sure. ...
... 2011 November 27 . Shuttle Plume Shadow Points to the Moon . Image Credit: Pat McCracken, NASA . ... Image Credit: Pat McCracken, NASA . Explanation: Why would the shadow of a space shuttle launch plume point toward the Moon? ...
... Even if the huge volcano were a perfect cube and the resulting shadow were a long rectangular box, that box would appear to taper off at its top as its shadow extended far into the distance, just as parallel train tracks do. ...
... With snowy cinder cones in the foreground, the Moon lies within the shadow cast by the mountain -- a shadow extending across a lower cloud deck and on through Earth's dense atmosphere. ...
... 2007 June 3 . Shuttle Plume Shadow Points to Moon . Credit: Pat McCracken, NASA . ... Credit: Pat McCracken, NASA . Explanation: Why would the shadow of a space shuttle launch plume point toward the Moon? ...