Enceladus
Enceladus
On 17 February 2005, Cassini performed its first close flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus at a distance of about 1180 kilometres, obtaining this image of the moon's surface. Enceladus is one of the most reflective objects in our Solar System; its surface is reminiscent of freshly fallen snow. Cassini came closer to Enceladus than any other spacecraft.
This image shows a portion of the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus. It was taken from a distance of about 29,640 kilometres with the narrow angle camera on Cassini's Imaging Science Subsystem. The spatial resolution of the image is 170 metres per pixel.
