Cassini flyby focuses on Saturn's moon Enceladus

Cassini flyby focuses on Saturn's moon Enceladus
NASA's Cassini spacecraft obtained this unprocessed image of Enceladus on Nov. 6, 2011. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute

(PhysOrg.com) -- Saturn's moon Enceladus shows its icy face and famous plumes in raw, unprocessed images captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft during its successful flyby on Nov. 6, 2011.

During this Enceladus encounter, the 16th of Cassini's mission, the spacecraft passed the moon at distance of about 300 miles (500 kilometers) at 10:11 p.m. PDT on Nov. 5 (04:49 UTC on Nov. 6).

To see the raw images, go to saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/photos/raw/ and click on "Search Images."

The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the and the Italian Space Agency. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C.

Provided by JPL/NASA

Citation: Cassini flyby focuses on Saturn's moon Enceladus (2011, November 8) retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://phys.org/news/2011-11-cassini-flyby-focuses-saturn-moon.html
This document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only.

Explore further

Latest Cassini images of Enceladus on view

0 shares

Feedback to editors