Images from Enceladus ‘Plume Dive’ Courtesy of Cassini

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Enceladus looms into the view of Cassini in this unprocessed Oct 28th image. Image credit: NASA/JPL Caltech/Space Science Institute

Oh, to hitch a ride aboard NASA’s Cassini spacecraft this week. The Saturn orbiting sentinel recently completed an amazing series of passes near the enigmatic ice-covered moon Enceladus, including a daredevil dive only 49 km (31 miles) above the southern pole of the moon and through an ice geyser. Images of the dramatic flyby were released by the Cassini team earlier this morning, revealing the moon in stunning detail. (…)
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