Cassini Beams Back Images of Enceladus
Sunday November 2, 2008
Cassini Imaging Team Leader, Carolyn Porco, happily reports one more major milestone in the remarkable Cassini adventure.
Cassini took another bold dip over the south pole of Enceladus providing another opportunity for imaging the moon 'on the fly' bringing another bounty of positively glorious views of one of the most fabulous places in the solar system.
The next flyby of Enceladus is not for another year. The sun will be disappearing from the south pole throughout that time, so that by next year we will have a far dimmer view of a shrinking portion of the south polar terrain. So, take your fill of this fabulous place now, because it will be a very, very long time before you see it like this again.
Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
Comments
wow! this is one hardcore blog, not even a one line explanation of what Enceladus is.
Would like to enjoy the view more, but don’t know what or who enceladus is. Can someone explain?
Enceladus is one of Saturn’s moons.
Enceladus : Saturn moon, like Europa the Giovian moon , might harbour liquid seas inside the icy crust.
Volcanic activity and related geysers pictured by Cassini, let us to infere that liquid water may exist inside this extremely interesting moon…..Somewhat more interesting than Titan
Regards