RIGHT FIGURE, WRONG MEASURE
The picture of Saturn from the Cassini orbiter flying above and behind the Sun was a truly magnificent image (AW&ST Oct. 30, p. 24). However, one error marred the commentary: the planet's stated diameter: Rather than 121,000 mi., that would be about 121,000 km. (The reader is correct--Ed.)
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