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Cassini Takes a Last Close Look at Epimetheus

Bad Astronomy - 11 May 2016 17:45
That lumpy pierogi in the photo above is Saturn's moon Epimetheus, taken by the Cassini spacecraft in December 2015. This is a pretty cool shot; instead of the sharp blackness of space behind the moon, you see the fuzzy grayness of Saturn's atmosphere. There's a bit of what I believe is Saturn's narrow F ring in the shot as well. This is an unusual geometry, giving a different perspective on the moon. This is one of the highest-resolution images of Epimetheus that Cassini has sent back to Earth;...
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