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Enceladus "tormented" surface
Caption NASA originale:"This HR image from Cassini shows a region of "smooth plains" terrain on the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus, located slightly north of the equator on the moon's Saturn-facing hemisphere. The area is about 70 by 84 Km. 
The image shows a variety of tectonic features that attest to Enceladus' dynamic geological history. At the top of the image is a relatively fresh-looking crevasse system with individual fractures more than a kilometer wide. The crevasse system cross-cuts a complex NE-to-SW-trending system of older faults. A 12-Km-wide band of crudely aligned, chevron-shaped features runs down the center of the image. Among the most intriguing features in this view are a series of dark, small spots, 125 to 750 meters in diameter. 
The "dark spots" often seem to be aligned in chains parallel to narrow fractures. The contrast of the dark features with the surrounding bright terrain suggests that they may be compositionally distinct, but their origin is a new mystery". 
Parole chiave: Saturn's Moons - Enceladus

Enceladus "tormented" surface

Caption NASA originale:"This HR image from Cassini shows a region of "smooth plains" terrain on the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus, located slightly north of the equator on the moon's Saturn-facing hemisphere. The area is about 70 by 84 Km.
The image shows a variety of tectonic features that attest to Enceladus' dynamic geological history. At the top of the image is a relatively fresh-looking crevasse system with individual fractures more than a kilometer wide. The crevasse system cross-cuts a complex NE-to-SW-trending system of older faults. A 12-Km-wide band of crudely aligned, chevron-shaped features runs down the center of the image. Among the most intriguing features in this view are a series of dark, small spots, 125 to 750 meters in diameter.
The "dark spots" often seem to be aligned in chains parallel to narrow fractures. The contrast of the dark features with the surrounding bright terrain suggests that they may be compositionally distinct, but their origin is a new mystery".

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Nome album:Saturn: the "Ringed Beauty" and His Moons
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Parole chiave:Saturn's / Moons / - / Enceladus
Copyright:NASA - Cassini Mission
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