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Bent Outta Shape

The Prometheus moon steals wispy material from Saturn's F ring, as seen by the Cassini spacecraft. The irregular Saturnian moon acts as a gravitational tug that pulls away ring dust and debris onto different orbital paths and leaves an uneven pattern of kinks in the F ring. In that way Prometheus appears to live up to its namesake, who stole fire from the Greek Gods and gave it to humans. The moon's sneaky activity is illuminated by both direct sunlight and reflected light from Saturn, captured by Cassini from 743,000 miles (1.2 kilometers) out. The "saturnshine" often brightens the night sides of Saturn's many moons. VIDEO: Enceladus, Cold Faithful IMAGES: Cassini's Latest Discoveries Special Report: Cassini's Mission to Saturn — NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute and SPACE.com Staff Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute Return each weekday for a new SPACE.com Image of the Day.