Science and Exploration

Photo: Enceladus Glides In Front of Saturn’s Rings

By Keith Cowing
May 24, 2013
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This image was taken on November 30, 2010 and received on Earth December 01, 2010. The camera was pointing toward Enceladus at approximately 52,520 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2011.

This image was taken on November 30, 2010 and received on Earth December 01, 2010. The camera was pointing toward Enceladus at approximately 52,520 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2011.

For more information about the Cassini-Huygens mission visit http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov or http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/ . The Cassini imaging team homepage is at http://ciclops.org .

Full-Res: W00065913.jpg

Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute

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