Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Seventeen Hundred Kilometers Above Enceladus

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 5, 2008 is “Seventeen Hundred Kilometers Above Enceladus,” an image. It is credited to Credit: Cassini Imaging Team , ISS , JPL , ESA , NASA. The original explanation runs about 160 words.

Seventeen Hundred Kilometers Above Enceladus
Credit: Cassini Imaging Team , ISS , JPL , ESA , NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Above is one of the closest pictures yet obtained of Saturn’s ice-spewing moon Enceladus. The image was taken from about 1,700 kilometers up as the robotic Cassini spacecraft zoomed by the fractured ice ball last week.”

— APOD editors, November 5, 2008

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
November 5, 2008
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Cassini Imaging Team , ISS , JPL , ESA , NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 160 words

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