Science and Exploration

Cassini Image of Saturn’s Moon Enceladus

By Keith Cowing
May 24, 2013
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This image was taken on September 13, 2011 and received on Earth September 15, 2011. The camera was pointing toward Enceladus at approximately 42,823 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and GRN filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2012. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute Full-Res: N00175640.jpg

This image was taken on September 13, 2011 and received on Earth September 15, 2011. The camera was pointing toward Enceladus at approximately 42,823 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and GRN filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2012. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute Full-Res: N00175640.jpg

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