This image goodie was produced from the raw images from Cassini's close encounter with Saturn's geyser moon Enceladus yesterday by Gordan Ugarkovic. At the time that this photo was taken, Enceladus was in Saturn's shadow (that is, it was in eclipse). Light bouncing around the Saturn system is scattered within the south polar plumes, so they glow faintly. Behind Enceladus is the F ring, which is bright because the Sun is nearly in front of ....
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