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A "Pearl of Ice", in the Night of Saturn (possible Natural Colors; credits: Dr Paolo C. Fienga - Lunexit Team)
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Caption NASA:"The Cassini Spacecraft looks toward the South Pole of Enceladus, with a glimpse of Saturns Rings in the distance, during the Spacecraft's close Fly-By of Nov. 2, 2009.
(see PIA08386 to learn more about the active South Pole of Enceladus)
This view looks toward the anti-Saturn side of Enceladus. The Rings have been brightened relative to Enceladus to increase visibility.
The image was taken in Visible Light with the Cassini Spacecraft wide-angle camera on Nov. 2, 2009. The view was acquired at a distance of approx. 10.400 Km (aout 6500 miles) from Enceladus and at a Sun-Enceladus-Spacecraft, or Phase, Angle of 6°.
Image scale is roughly 630 meters (2100 feet) per pixel".
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