Saturn: New photos from Cassinis recent Enceladus flyby
SOURCE: BOINGBOING • 2011-09-16
TOPICS:
Astronomy • Carolyn Porco • Enceladus • Planetary Science • Saturn • Space Science Institute • Space Exploration • Cassinihuygens Timeline • Cassinihuygens • Environment
Carolyn Porco, Cassini Imaging Team Leader and Director of the CICLOPS project at the Space Science Institute in Boulder, CO, says: Just down on the ground this morning and posted to the CICLOPS website: New raw (unprocessed) images from Cassini's recent non-targeted flyby of my favorite moon, icy Enceladus. Also, stay tuned for several `targeted' flybys of Enceladus coming up in the next several months. We have three encounters between October 1 and November 6 this year, with closest approa...
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