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The Plumes Of Enceladus
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 13, 2006 Saturn's little moon Enceladus continues to gush icy particles into orbit, making it one of a select group of geologically active bodies in the solar system, scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said Monday. Enceladus (505 kilometers, or 314 miles across) is seen here against the night side of Saturn. The extended exposure time used to image the plumes also makes the southern hemisphere, illuminated by ring-shine, appear bright. Cassini acquired the image in visible light with its narrow-angle camera on May 4 at a distance of approximately 2.1 million kilometers (1.3 million miles) from Enceladus and 2.3 million kilometers (1.5 million miles) from Saturn. The spacecraft took the image at a phase angle of 159 degrees. Image scale is 13 kilometers (8 miles) per pixel on Enceladus. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Cassini Cassini images JPL Explore The Ring World of Saturn and her moons Jupiter and its Moons The million outer planets of a star called Sol News Flash at Mercury
Saturn Moon Enceladus Rolled Over
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 01, 2006Saturn's moon Enceladus - an active, icy world with an unusually warm south pole - may have performed an unusual trick for a planetary body: It may have rolled over. |
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