Just two days after the last flyby of Titan, Cassini passed another Saturnian moon: Enceladus.
Just two days after the last flyby of Titan, Cassini passed another Saturnian moon: Enceladus. The spacecraft approached a distance of 1,180 km from the bright moon.
Enceladus is an unusual moon due to the high light reflectance of its surface, reminiscent of freshly fallen snow. But the closest look, close-up, the best shot so far, he looks much more wrinkled. Enceladus is only 505 kilometers in diameter.
This image was taken on February 17, 2005 in visible light using Cassini's narrow-angle camera from a distance of 10,750 km. The separation is 60 meters per pixel.
