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SPACE-SATURN-ENCELADUS
The moon Enceladus seems to hover above the outer reaches of Saturn-s B ring in this NASA image released 31 October, 2005. Below and to the right of Enceladus, four faint bands lie in the center of the dark Cassini Division. Recently, scientists have speculated that the particles that make up the dense B and A rings might be more like fluffy snowballs than hard ice cubes. The conclusion is based on temperature data obtained by the Cassini spacecraft. Enceladus- diameter is 505 kilometers (314 miles). The icy moon is on the near side of the rings in this view. This image was taken at a distance of approximately 2.3 million kilometers (1.4 million miles) from Enceladus. The image scale is 14 kilometers (9 miles) per pixel on Enceladus. The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. AFP PHOTO?HO/NASA
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SPACE SPACE, 31 oct |
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31 Octombrie 2005 |
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