Cassini VII: Back With Vengeance

By catdynamics on November 3, 2009.

Whee!
Cassini does a bit more zipping about the Saturn system.
Pretty pictures and conceptions abound.

Cute artist concept animation of the flyby - quite good

Map of Enceladus (click to embiggen - warning BIG - click to ZOOM)

Bonus:

Today's Pretty Picture of Rhea.

From last weekend (click to embiggen)

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