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It seems that a bright starlike object traversed the space between Saturn and rings! Due to trajectory, satellite hypothesis is very unlikely and now I'm almost sure it's a planet...
Looking carefully to illumination, the visible part of Saturn is the darkside and rings are illuminated from below/behind. In fact, on Aug,02 Saturn eclipsed the Sun (as seen from Cassini) as showed by these Solar System simulator grabs:
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First sequence show the Mars transit toward East limb, while second sequence refers to the Venus exit from opposite side.
Initially I believed object is so bright that must be Venus or even Earth
![rolleyes.gif](http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)
However, after some considerations, most likehood conclusion is that Cassini pictured
![mars.gif](http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/style_emoticons/default/mars.gif)
Do someone can inform MER/MGS guys about the new imagery?
![tongue.gif](http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)