A Cassini view of Saturn at its 2009 equinox shows both the northern and southern hemispheres equally illuminated by sunlight, with half of the north pole in shadow. Since then, the sun has risen fully over the north, while the south has entered winter shadow. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute/Hampton University

A Cassini view of Saturn at its 2009 equinox shows both the northern and southern hemispheres equally illuminated by sunlight, with half of the north pole in shadow. Since then, the sun has risen fully over the north, while the south has entered winter shadow. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute/Hampton University

A Cassini view of Saturn at its 2009 equinox shows both the northern and southern hemispheres equally illuminated by sunlight, with half of the north pole in shadow. Since then, the sun has risen fully over the north, while the south has entered winter shadow. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute/Hampton University

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