Saturn is partially blue in its northern hemisphere - the reason is the same as our Earth's - the particles in molecules in the clouds are better at scattering blue light than red. But in Saturn Southern hemisphere is still a mystery. You wont see the blue color there, one hypothesis hold that the clouds are higher there. Saturn clouds are the reason for its golden color, but it is still not known why the color is golden.
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You can see the rings of Saturn in this picture as a thin line - this picture is taken by Cassini spacecraft in 2006 and you can also see the moon Enceladus as a small dot neat the ring line. You can also see the magnificent shadow cast by the ring system on Saturn.
Our planets are full of mysteries and yet we need to learn more and more.
Source: NASA
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