Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
Enceladus in Infrared
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 24, 2020 is “Enceladus in Infrared,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: VIMS Team , SSI , U. Arizona , U. Nantes , CNRS , ESA , NASA. The original explanation runs about 162 words.
From the explanation
“One of our Solar System’s most tantalizing worlds, icy Saturnian moon Enceladus appears in these detailed hemisphere views from the Cassini spacecraft. In false color, the five panels present 13 years of infrared image data from Cassini’s Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer and Imaging Science Subsystem.”
— APOD editors, September 24, 2020
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- September 24, 2020
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit: Image Credit: VIMS Team , SSI , U. Arizona , U. Nantes , CNRS , ESA , NASA
- Copyright
- No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 162 words