Saturn is the most photogenic planet in the solar system.

We humans, though troubled and warlike, are also the dreams, thinkers, and explorers inhabiting one achingly beautiful planet, yearning for the sublime, and capable of the magnificent.

Spokes are one of those Saturn-system phenomena that we are keenly interested in understanding.

Cassini is different -- it's a mission of enormous scope and is being conducted in grand style. It is much more sophisticated than Voyager, ... I can't say it's got that flavor of romance, though. Voyager was very romantic. Cassini is spectacular.

Saturn is the most photogenic planet in the solar system.

Remember, Voyager was just a flyby, Cassini is in orbit. We have the opportunity for monitoring them and their behavior, their comings and goings, how they evolve, when they appear and disappear.

Being a scientist and staring immensity and eternity in the face every day is as grand and inspiring as it gets.