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Last pictures of Saturn's moon Dione

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This is the moon Dione, with Saturn's rings in the background

The space probe Cassini has sent back its latest pics of Saturn's moon Dione.

The planet Saturn has 62 moons around it and Dione is the fourth largest at around 700 miles wide.

Image source, NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI
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Dione is icy on the outside and rocky on the inside

The space probe was almost 300 miles away when it captured the shots.

Cassini has been touring Saturn for 11 years and sending images back.

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This is the fifth and final time the space probe will send pictures of Dione

But these pics of Dione are extra special - they're the last the space probe will send of this moon.

Next year the probe will head through Saturn's rings and the year after it will be made to self-destruct.

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A close up of the surface of Dione