Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Rhea and Enceladus in Saturnshine

Frigid moons ... I'm telling you, that would be nice right about now. No blogging recently due to travel, and to England's hottest day in 100 years. You would know I'd be here when that happened!

At any rate, here's another unearthly shot (yes, I know, of course it's unearthly, it's Saturn). In this one, "two frigid moons, Rhea and Enceladus, shine in reflected light from Saturn. In such low light and at great distance, Rhea's cratered surface looks deceptively smooth. Light from the distant Sun creates the bright crescent on each moon and scatters off the icy spray above the south pole of Enceladus. " [JPL] (The lighter band across the center is the E ring...)

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