Cassini Catches Enceladus Transit

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This image was taken on March 03, 2006 and received on Earth March 04, 2006. The camera was pointing toward Enceladus at approximately 2,571,196 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 2007. NASA Image.

by Staff Writers
Pasadena CA (SPX) March 5, 2006
The Cassini spacecraft captured this spectacular transit of Saturn's moon Enceladus near the ring plane on March 3, and mission controllers received the image March 4.

The spacecraft's camera was pointing toward Enceladus at a distance of about 2.6 million kilometers (1.7 million miles).

The image is so new that Cassini scientists have not yet verified which of the other moons is involved in the encounter.

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