Washington, January 26, 2016, 15:19 – REGNUM space agency NASA on its official website issued a unique picture of Saturn, Cassini made the machine in September 2015. Pictured captured Enceladus, which is due to the sun lighting was similar to the moon.
In addition, the photo shows the wrinkled surface of icy objects, as well as visible volcanic pools and bright highlands.
It is noted that at the time of shooting companion was approximately 129 thousand. km. Image scale is 772 meters per pixel.
The probe Cassini, which is a joint project of NASA, the European and Italian space agencies, was launched in 1997 and reached Saturn’s orbit in July 2004.
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