Crescent Enceladus

Caption NASA originale:"A world whose mysteries are just coming to light, Enceladus has enchanted scientists and non-scientists alike. With its potential for near-surface liquid water, the icy moon may be the latest addition to the list of possible abodes for life (!).
The view was acquired about two-and-a-half hours after PIA08280, during one of the many encounters with Enceladus.

The image was taken using a combination of spectral filters sensitive to wavelengths of polarized ultraviolet light. The Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera acquired the view on Sept. 9, 2006 at a distance of approx. 141.000 Km (about 87.000 miles) from Enceladus and at a Sun-Enceladus-spacecraft, or phase, angle of 96°.
Image scale is roughly 850 mt (about 0,5 mile) per pixel".