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... flyby of the Saturnian moon next week.
Compared to the previous Enceladus map released in December 2008 (see PIA11145), the new ... , to be consistent with the International Astronomical Union longitude definition for Enceladus.
Previously: The Dione Atlas.
New Map of Enceladus first ... 2Fwww.geo2web.com%2F2009%2F10%2F30%2Fnew-map-of-enceladus%2F';
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... the encounter back to Earth. Cassini had approached Enceladus more closely before, but this passage took the spacecraft on its deepest plunge yet ... sunlight brightens a crescent curve along the edge of Enceladus and highlights the moon's misty plume. ... moon's icy surface. It would also help them determine whether Enceladus has the conditions necessary for life.
Mission managers did extensive ...
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... are still breathtaking. I particularly like this one:
That, me droogs, is high art. Enceladus was about 190,000 km (118,000 miles) ... little under half the distance of the Earth to the Moon. From this angle, Enceladus is lit in a gorgeous thin crescent, but we can see detail on the ... the raw images is a delight (once there, set the target for Enceladus, choose both narrow and wide angle, and put in ...
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NASA reports on Cassini's Successful Flight Through Enceladus Plume
"The Cassini spacecraft has weathered the Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, flyby of Saturn’s moon Enceladus in good health and has been sending images and data of the encounter back to Earth. Cassini had approached Enceladus more closely before, but this passage took the spacecraft on its deepest plunge yet through the ...
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... November 21 to gain more data on the unusual body. The Enceladus geysers are one of the more unique locations in the solar system ... coming decade.
There are a number of YouTube video to learn more about Enceladus, e.g. one, two and three. NASA, USA Today, ... the Cassini approach of 60 miles to the surface of Enceladus. There is speculation of the possibility of alien life on the very unusual moon ...
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... plumes are seen rising from long tiger-stripe canyons across Enceladus' craggy surface. Several ice jets are even visible in the shadowed region of crescent Enceladus as they reach high enough to scatter sunlight. Other plumes, near the top of the ... image, appear visible just over the moon's sunlit edge. That Enceladus vents fountains of ice was first discovered on Cassini images in ...
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