01-11-2015 12:14 via indianexpress.com

NASA’s Cassini captures close up of Saturn’s moon Enceladus

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft captures stunning close up pictures of Saturn moon Enceladus
Following a successful close flyby of Saturn’s icy, geologically active moon Enceladus on Wednesday, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has begun transmitting its latest images.
During the dramatic flyby of Enceladus, a prime target for future exploration in search of habitable environments beyond our home planet, the probe passed about 49 kilometres above the moon’s south polar region.
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